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Polichne (Crete)

Coordinates: 35°29′05″N 23°53′38″E / 35.4847845°N 23.8939328°E / 35.4847845; 23.8939328
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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

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

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

35°29′05″N 23°53′38″E / 35.4847845°N 23.8939328°E / 35.4847845; 23.8939328