Allaria

Allaria (Ancient Greek: Ἀλλαρία)[1] was a town and polis (city-state)[2] of ancient Crete.[3] Allaria minted coins bearing on the obverse the head of Athena Pallas, and on the reverse a figure of Heracles standing, some of which coins have been preserved.[2] Cnopias of Allaria, a native, commanded Cretan mercenaries hired by the Ptolemaic Army at the Battle of Raphia (217 BCE).[4]

Its site is tentatively located near Khamalevri.[3][5]

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
2. Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen (2004). "Crete". An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 1149–1150. ISBN 0-19-814099-1.
3. 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.
4. Bill Thayer (ed.). "The Histories of Polybius— Book 5". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
5. 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). "Allaria". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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