Aria (Crete)

Aria (Ancient Greek: Ἀρια), or Albe or Arbe, was a town and polis (city-state)[1] of ancient Crete.[2] The name is not attested but the demonyms (Ἀριαῖοι and Ἄρβιος) are.[1] Aria minted coins in the 3rd century BCE.[1]

The site of Aria is tentatively located near the modern Arvi.[2][3]

References
  1. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 1146. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
  2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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