a Pleiades place resource

Creators: J. Bennet, G. Reger

Contributors: R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

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Last modified Jun 02, 2017 08:15 AM — History

The island of Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude): 35.2140855379, 24.9977087536 

Names:

• Creta (750 BC - AD 640)
• Κρήτη (Kríti; modern)

Makes a connection with:

• Creticum Mare (Attested dates needed)
• Internum Mare (Attested dates needed)

Has a connection with:

• Diktynnaion (Attested dates needed)
• Drepanon Pr. (Attested dates needed)
• Dreros (Attested dates needed)
• Eileithyias Antron (Attested dates needed)
• Eleutherna (Attested dates needed)
• Eltynia (Attested dates needed)
• Gortyn(a) (Attested dates needed)
• Heraklion (Attested dates needed)
• Hermaia? Pr. (Attested dates needed)
• Hierapytna (Attested dates needed)
• Hieron/Arbion? M. (Attested dates needed)
• Hippokoronion? M. (Attested dates needed)
• Ida(ion) M. (Attested dates needed)
• Idaion Antron (Attested dates needed)
• Inatos (Attested dates needed)
• Itanos (Attested dates needed)
• Iytos M. (Attested dates needed)
• Kalamyde (Attested dates needed)
• Karphi (Attested dates needed)
• Kastri (Attested dates needed)
• Kavousi Kastro (Attested dates needed)
• Kisamos (Attested dates needed)
• Kisamos? (Attested dates needed)
• Knosos/Col. Iulia Nobilis Cnosos (Attested dates needed)
• Korion (Attested dates needed)
• Kriou Metopon Pr. (Attested dates needed)
• Kydonia (Attested dates needed)
• Lasaia (Attested dates needed)
• Lato (Attested dates needed)
• Lato pros Kamara (Attested dates needed)
• Leben (Attested dates needed)
• Leuka M. (Attested dates needed)
• Lissos (Attested dates needed)
• Lykastos (Attested dates needed)
• Lyktos (Attested dates needed)
• Mallia (Attested dates needed)
• Minoa (Attested dates needed)
• Mithymna? (Attested dates needed)
• Grammion/Gramion (Attested dates needed)
• Olous (Attested dates needed)
• Phaistos (Attested dates needed)
• Phoinikous Limen (Attested dates needed)
• Phoinix (Attested dates needed)
• Phoinix? (Attested dates needed)
• Poikilasion (Attested dates needed)
• Polichna? (Attested dates needed)
• Iuktas (Attested dates needed)
• Polyrrenia (Attested dates needed)
• Praisos (Attested dates needed)
• Rhithymna/Arsinoe (Attested dates needed)
• Sam(m)onion Pr. (Attested dates needed)
• Therapnae/Pherapnae (Attested dates needed)
• Phourni (Attested dates needed)
• *Stalai? (Attested dates needed)
• Sybrita (Attested dates needed)
• Vasiliki (Attested dates needed)
• Thrypti (Attested dates needed)
• Vigla (Attested dates needed)
• Vrokastro (Attested dates needed)
• Zephyrion Pr. (Attested dates needed)
• Zeus Diktaios, T./Eleia? (Attested dates needed)
• Zeus Thenatas, T. (Attested dates needed)
• Eleutherna Bridge (Attested dates needed)
• Sipilen (Attested dates needed)
• Styrakion M. (Attested dates needed)
• Syrinthos? (Attested dates needed)
• Oreioi (330 BC - 30 BC)
• Phalanna? (Attested dates needed)
• Achladia (2000 BC - 1000 BC)
• Sklavokampos (Attested dates needed)
• Priniatikos Pyrgos (Attested dates needed)
• Thenai (Attested dates needed)
• Galatas (Attested dates needed)
• Fournou Korifi (Attested dates needed)
• Gournia (Attested dates needed)
• *Aria? (Attested dates needed)
• Prepsidai (Attested dates needed)
• Prinias (Patela) (Attested dates needed)
• Kastri 2 (2000 BC - 1000 BC)
• Zakros (Attested dates needed)
• Daidala (Attested dates needed)
• Simi (Attested dates needed)
• Arkalochori cave (Attested dates needed)
• Amnisos (Attested dates needed)
• Hierapolis (30 BC - AD 300)
• Mount Juktas (Attested dates needed)
• Mount Kedros (Attested dates needed)
• Zominthos (Attested dates needed)
• Azoria (Attested dates needed)
• Mochlos (Attested dates needed)
• Gournia (Attested dates needed)
• Koumasa prepalatial cemetery (Attested dates needed)
• Stravomyti (Attested dates needed)
• Amyklaion? (Attested dates needed)
• Skotino cave (Attested dates needed)
• Kamares (Attested dates needed)
• Pantomatrion/Agrion (Attested dates needed)
• Idaean Cave (Attested dates needed)
• Acharna (Attested dates needed)
• Triada (Attested dates needed)
• Aigaion Antron (Attested dates needed)
• Aigaion (Attested dates needed)
• *Aina? (Attested dates needed)
• Allaria? (Attested dates needed)
• Ampelos (Attested dates needed)
• Amphimala (Attested dates needed)
• Amphimales Sinus (Attested dates needed)
• Apollonia? (Attested dates needed)
• Aptera (Attested dates needed)
• Arkades (Attested dates needed)
• Asterousia M. (Attested dates needed)
• Aulon/Alonion (Attested dates needed)
• Berekynthos M. (Attested dates needed)
• Biannos (Attested dates needed)
• Bionnos? (Attested dates needed)
• Boudroe Inss. (Attested dates needed)
• Zou (Attested dates needed)

Place type: island

References: 

     See Further:

• BAtlas 60 D2 Creta Ins.
• Day 2004
• Myers, J. W. et al. 1992. The aerial atlas of ancient Crete. Berkeley: University of California Press.
• New Pauly, Crete
• Smith 1854 (Perseus), CRETA or CRETE
• Wikipedia, Crete

     Related:

• GeoNames 258763
• TM GEO ID 527

Initial Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 D2 Creta Ins.

Details: The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: island

Bennet, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Creta (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2017 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589748> [accessed: 05 August 2017]