Itanos (Crete) 7 Erimoupolis - Ίτανος

Ἴτανος - Itanos, Archaic to Late Antique polis, Erimoupolis in Lasithi Crete
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Latitude: 35.263200
Longitude: 26.263500
Confidence: High

Greek name: Ἴτανος
Place ID: 353263PIta
Time period: ACHRL
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Department: Lasithi
Mod: Erimoupolis

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Read summary reports on the recent excavations at Itanos in Chronique des fouilles en ligne – Archaeology in Greece Online.
Search for inscriptions mentioning Itanos (Ιταν...) in the PHI Epigraphy database.

Modern Description: The coastal city, 2 km N of the palm forest at Vai, occupies two hills, one with fortification walls visible, and the area around. Building remains of the Hellenistic/Roman period.
An early 6th century basilica uses fine stone blocks from an ancient temple, probably of Athena Polias. Funerary monuments NW of the road.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itanus
Wikidata ID: Q6093995
Trismegistos Geo: 933

Info: Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean

(Archaeological Atlas of the Aegean, Ministry of the Aegean)


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