Cisamus (Aptera)
Cisamus or Kisamos (Ancient Greek: Κίσαμος) was town of ancient Crete and was the port of Aptera.[1] It appears as one of two towns of the name in the Peutinger Table.[2]
Its site is tentatively located at Kalami.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. x. p. 479. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ comp. Hierocles. Synecdemus. Vol. p. 640.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Aptera". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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