Chersonesos (Lyctus)
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Chersonesos or Chersonesus (Greek: Χερσόνησος), is an ancient city of Crete, Greece.[1] It was the haven of Lyctus, with a temple of Britomartis[2] 16 M P. from Cnossus.[3] Robert Pashley[4] found ruins close to a little port on the shore, and the actual names of the villages Hersonissos (at 35°18′N 25°22′E / 35.3°N 25.367°E) and Episcopianó, indicate that here is to be found what was once the ancient port of Lyctus, and afterwards became an episcopal city.[5] The city minted coins in antiquity. A dedicatory inscription to Olympian Zeus mentions Philonides, son of Zoitas, Cretan from Chersonessos, King Alexander's hemerodromos (cursor) and bematist of Asia.[6][7]
[edit] See also
- Hersonissos the modern Cretan town
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–57). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
