Chersonesos (Lyctus)
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Chersonesos or Chersonesus (Greek
: ), is an ancient city of Crete
, Greece
. It was the haven of Lyctus, with a temple of Britomartis
16 M P. from Cnossus. Robert Pashley
found ruins close to a little port on the shore, and the actual names of the villages Hersonissos (at 35°18′N 25°22′E) and Episcopianó, indicate that here is to be found what was once the ancient port of Lyctus, and afterwards became an episcopal city
. The city minted coins in antiquity. A dedicatory inscription to Olympian Zeus mentions Philonides, son of Zoitas, Cretan from Chersonessos, King Alexander's hemerodromos (cursor) and bematist
of Asia.
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
: ), is an ancient city of Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It was the haven of Lyctus, with a temple of Britomartis
Britomartis
Britomartis , was the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting. She is among the Minoan goddess figures that passed through the Mycenaeans' culture into classical Greek mythology, with transformations that are unclear in both transferrals...
16 M P. from Cnossus. Robert Pashley
Robert Pashley
Robert Pashley was a 19th century English traveller and economist. See Pashley was born in York and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Distinguished in mathematics and Classics, in 1830 he was elected a Fellow of Trinity at his first sitting...
found ruins close to a little port on the shore, and the actual names of the villages Hersonissos (at 35°18′N 25°22′E) and Episcopianó, indicate that here is to be found what was once the ancient port of Lyctus, and afterwards became an episcopal city
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
. The city minted coins in antiquity. A dedicatory inscription to Olympian Zeus mentions Philonides, son of Zoitas, Cretan from Chersonessos, King Alexander's hemerodromos (cursor) and bematist
Bematist
Bematists , were specialists in ancient Greece who were trained to measure distances by counting their steps.-Measurements of Alexander's bematists:...
of Asia.