Polichne (Crete)

Polichne (Ancient Greek: Πολίχνη), or Polichna (Πολίχνα), was an ancient town in Crete. Its site is tentatively located near the modern Ag. Georgios, Vryses.^[1]^[2]

Thucydides claims that it fought a war against the neighboring Kydonia in 429 BC, with the support of the Athenians.^[3] Herodotus reports a mythic tradition that Polichne and Praisos were the only Cretan cities which did not participate in an expedition against Camicus in Sicily in order to revenge the death of Minos.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.85.
^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.170.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Polichna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[1] 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.

[2] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

[Thucydides-3] Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.85.

[4] Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.170.

[5] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

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