Lebena

Leben (Crete)

Leben (Crete)

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Leben (Ancient Greek: Λέβην)[1] or Lebena (Λέβηνα)[2][3][4] or Lebene (Λεβήνη)[5] was a maritime town of ancient Crete, a harbour of Gortyna, about 70 stadia inland.[1] It possessed a temple of Asclepius, of great celebrity.[6] In the Peutinger Table its name appears as Ledena.[7] According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located 270 stadia from Biannus and 50 stadia from Halas.[3]

Temple of Asclepius at Leben

The site of Leben is located near modern Lentas.[8][9]

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References

  1. [1]
    Strabo. Geographica. Vol. x. p. 478. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  2. [2]
    Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.17.4.
  3. [3]
    Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 321-322.
  4. [4]
    Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.12.
  5. [5]
    Pausanias (1918). "26.7". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
  6. [6]
    Philostrat. Vit. Apollon. 9.11.
  7. [7]
    Peut. Tab.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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