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ANOPOLIS Latitude and Longitude:

35°12′58″N 24°04′55″E / 35.21611°N 24.08194°E / 35.21611; 24.08194
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Anopolis ( Ancient Greek: Ἀνώπολις) was a town and polis (city-state) [1] of ancient Crete. [2] Stephanus of Byzantium claims Anopolis an earlier name of, rather than a predecessor settlement to, Araden (Ἀραδήν) [3]

Its site is located near modern Anopoli. [2] [4]

References

  1. ^ Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p.  1150. 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.
  4. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

35°12′58″N 24°04′55″E / 35.21611°N 24.08194°E / 35.21611; 24.08194