Crete - in ancient sources @ attalus.org

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Crete - a Greek island, to the south of the Aegean Sea
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307/8 rum preserves a boat which is said to have carried Theseus to Crete.
272/12 King Areus crosses over from Crete, and raises the siege of Sparta.
220/48 oath taken at Drerus in Crete, promising to help Cnossus against
204/10 build walls around Gortyn in Crete, but does not complete them.
204/24 The outbreak of war between Crete and Rhodes, allegedly caused by Her
200/4 SIG+_581, a treaty between Rhodes and Hierapytna in Crete.
198/10 Philopoemon goes to Crete for a second time, to fight for the people
189/14 Q.Fabius sails to Crete in an attempt to release Roman captives.
189/29 eaves Antiochus and goes via Crete to Armenia, where Artaxias has est
184/9 Claudius persuades the Cretan cities of Cnossus, Gortyn, and Cydonia
174/7 The Romans mediate in civil wars in Aetolia and Crete.
168/30 Euander the Cretan is killed, probably by order of Perseus.
154/4 The Cretans defeat a Rhodian fleet, commanded by Aristocrates.
153/9 The Cretans attack Siphnos.
153/11 Astymedes, appeals for Roman intervention in the war against Crete.
153/14 cessful appeal to the Achaean assembly for help against the Cretans.
145/30 Demetrius' Cretan and Jewish mercenaries massacre the inhabitants of
144/5 Trouble in Crete, as Cnossus tries to rebuild its power.
126/3 PGrenf+_1.21, the will of Dryton the Cretan.
90/22 Cretan makes an offer of betrayal to L.Caesar.
72/28 onius leads an attack on the Cretans, whom he accuses of aiding the
71/2 The Cretans defeat Antonius and force him to retreat.
69/1 The senate rebuffs a Cretan embassy and makes preparations to attack
69/7 The consul Metellus is sent to lead the war against the Cretans.
67/16 Lappa and Eleuthera, and ruthlessly subjugates the rest of Crete.
67/17 us, Nasennius, and Flaccus serve under Metellus in Crete and Greece.
67/25 The Cretans attempt to surrender to Pompeius, but Metellus asserts
66/4 Metellus organises Crete as a Roman province.
62/16 elebrates a triumph over the Cretans, and is given the title "Creticu
Arrian:Fr_9 set out for Cydonia in Crete, whence he crossed over to
Athen_04.130 kes of every kind known, Cretan cheesecakes, and your Sami
Athen_06.243 also in his Man-woman, or the Cretan. But Timocles in his
Athen_* 06.261-264 * book of his History of Crete, says that the people of
Athen_06.267 in his treatise on the Cretan Dialects, says that slaves
Athen_10.421 After the first course, Cretan bows and arrows; & And,
Athen_10.440 wines of Aegosthena and Crete, on which account men use
Athen_13.601 menes, in his history of Crete, says that it was not Zeus
Athen_13.602 troduced among the Greeks from Crete, as Timaeus informs
Athen_14.645 ake in fashion among the Cretans, made with sweet wine and
Athen_15.695 composed by Hybrias the Cretan is a scolium ; and it runs
Euseb]:Chron_219 Satornilus of Gortyn in Crete, stadion race [At this time
FastTr_p108 roconsul, & from the island of Crete, ...]k.Jun. 61 & [Cn.
Hieron:Chron_1949 Ar.] The start of the Cretan war, from which Metellus
Joseph:AJ_13.86 of Demetrius, came from Crete with a great number of merc
Joseph:AJ_13.129 gners as came up with him from Crete, and from the other
Joseph:AJ_14.4 was called Metellus of Crete, were consuls at Rome; when
Just_32.4 taking to flight, went off to Crete. Here, when he had
Just_35.2 the assistance of some Cretans, when he was quite at his
Just_39.5 ire; and soon afterwards Crete and Cilicia, being subdued
Malal_201 own from the citadel the Cretans, whom Casus the son of
Memn_29 which Mithridates had sent to Crete and Spain. When Mith
Memn_33 eviously, had been sent out to Crete and Spain. He learnt
Plut:Arat_29 vertaken and killed by a Cretan named Tragiscus, and of
Plut:Arat_48 ngaging behaviour to the Cretans, by which he gained the
Plut:Arat_50 ins of great strength in Crete, many castles in Boeotia
Plut:Cleom_6 anded the Tarentines and Cretans to fall upon them; and
Plut:Cleom_21 ssault, and ordering the Cretan archers to ply their bows,
Plut:Eum_18 promises of Nearchus the Cretan and his own son Demetrius,
Plut:Mor_846 er, and was escaped into Crete, - or, as some will have
Polyaen_04.17.1 envoys, Philetaerus the Cretan and Dionysius of Lysimache
Polyaen_05.17.2 letter, addressed to the Cretans, in which he expressly
Polyaen_05.35.1 chus. Nearchus the Cretan made himself master of Telmessus
Polyaen_08.4.1 former prevailed on the Cretans, and the latter on the
Polyaen_08.49.1 wives and children to Crete, and themselves to hazard
Sall:Hist_4.67 happened, both to the Cretans, who alone retained their

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