Boebe (Crete)
35°00′20″N 24°52′43″E / 35.00546°N 24.87863°E Boebe or Boibe (Ancient Greek: Βοίβη)[1] was a town in ancient Crete, which was in the Gortynian district.[2] Scholars tentatively locate Boebe at the modern village of Pompia in the municipal unit of Moires, municipality of Faistos, regional unit of Heraklion.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Boebe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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). "Boebe". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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