Kalamydi ( Ancient Greek: Καλαμύδη) is an ancient Dorian city on the south coast of Western Crete. [1] It was first tentatively identified in 1837 by Robert Pashley in the second volume of his book Travels in Crete. [2] It is located near Palaiochora in Chania regional unit, near the estuary of the Kakodikianos river. [3] The remains of Kalamyde are to the west of Lissus and thirty stade from Kriu-metopon. [4]
There are ruins of a Roman house at Trochaloi.[ citation needed]
Archaeoseismological studies have shown evidence of past tsunamis and earthquakes that occurred in Kalamyde as well as throughout western Crete. [5] It is believed that Kalamyde was located to the northeast of the contemporary town of Palaiochora and served as the harbor site for the city of Kanatos. [6] Kalamyde would have been severely affected by the 365 AD Crete earthquake that destroyed nearly every town in Crete; the southwestern Cretan coast was lifted up to 9 meters by the earthquake.
On the west and southwest sides of the city the walls may be traced for 300 or 400 paces; on the east they extend about 100 paces; while on the south the ridge narrows, and the wall, adapting itself to the natural features of the hill, has not a length of more than 20 paces. This wall is composed of polygonal stones, which have not been touched by the chisel. [7]
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