Tanus (Crete)
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Tanus or Tanos (Ancient Greek: Τάνος)[1] was a town of ancient Crete. Tanus minted coins in antiquity, some of which have survived, with the epigraph ΤΑΝΙΩΝ.[2]
The site of Tanus is tentatively located near modern Almyrida/Castel Apicorno.[3][4]
References
- ^ Artemidorus, ap. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, Doctrina numorum veterum, vol. ii p. 321.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tanus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
35°26′51″N 24°12′02″E / 35.447544°N 24.200549°E
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