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 edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ἀραδήν.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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