Astypalaea (Cos)

Astypalaea or Astypalaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυπάλαια), also known as Isthmus or Isthmos (Ἰσθμός),[1] was a town of ancient Greece in the southwest of the island of Cos, which the inhabitants abandoned in order to build Cos.[2][3]

Its site is located near modern Kefalos.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 658. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  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). "Astypalaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

36°44′47″N 26°57′31″E / 36.7464035°N 26.958493°E / 36.7464035; 26.958493


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