Bionnus Explained

Bionnus or Bionnos (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Βίωννος) was a town and polis (city-state)^[1] of ancient Crete. It is known by epigraphic evidence. In a list of theorodokoi of Delphi from 230–210 BCE, Bionnus is mentioned between Psycheion and Matala.^{[1] [2]}

The site of Bionnus is located near modern Pyrgos ('high ground'), about south of Kerames.^[1]

References

35.159°N 24.52°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen . An inventory of archaic and classical poleis. 2004. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-814099-1. Crete. 1154–1155.
2. http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main?url=oi%3Fikey%3D237934%26bookid%3D118 Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 45 (1921) IV,13