Aria ( Ancient Greek: Ἀρια), or Albe or Arbe, was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of ancient Crete. [2] The name is not attested but the demonyms (Ἀριαῖοι and Ἄρβιος) are. [1] Aria minted coins in the 3rd century BCE. [1]
The site of Aria is tentatively located near the modern Arvi. [2] [3]
References
- ^ a b c Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1146. 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.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
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