Dium or Dion (Ancient Greek: Δίον) was a town of ancient Crete.[1] Pliny the Elder speaks of it as an inland town.[2] However, Ptolemy discusses a promontory on the north coast of Crete, at its greatest breadth, called Dium Promontorium (Δίον ἄκρον - Dion akron),[3] leading some to suppose a connection to the town.[4]
References
See, e.g., Eusebius, Praep. Ev. 5.31-32.
Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.20.
Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.17.7.
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Dium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Dium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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