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
Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
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.
Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
Bill Thayer (ed.). "The Histories of Polybius— Book 5". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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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