Apollonia (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλωνία), also called Eleuthera (Ἐλεύθερα) was an ancient city of Crete, on the south coast.[1] William Smith states that the philosopher Diogenes Apolloniates was a native of the environs of Apollonia (the Apolloniates), although other scholars claim that the Apollonia in question was the Thracian one.[2] The editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World place Apollonia at Sellia.[3]

The site of Apollonia is near the modern Sellia.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Ἐλεύθερα.
  2. ↑ W. Smith, Dict. of Biog. s. v.; Kirk, Raven, & Schofield, The Presocratic Philosophers (Cambridge, 1983, 2nd edition), p. 434.
  3. 1 2 Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. ↑ 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). "Apollonia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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