Araden (Crete) Explained

Araden (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀραδήν) was a town and polis (city-state)^[1] of ancient Crete. Stephanus of Byzantium claims was Araden later name of, rather than a successor settlement to, Anopolis (Ἀνώπολις)

Its site is located near modern Aradena.

References

35.225°N 24.0602°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen . An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. limited . 2004. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-814099-1. Crete. 1152-1153.