Araden ( Ancient Greek: Ἀραδήν) was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of ancient Crete. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium claims was Araden later name of, rather than a successor settlement to, Anopolis (Ἀνώπολις) [3]
Its site is located near modern Aradena. [2] [4]
References
- ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 1152-1153. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ἀραδήν.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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