Lissus or Lissos ( Ancient Greek : Λίσσος ) was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete , which the anonymous Stadiasmus Maris Magni places between Syia and Calamyde . The Peutinger Table gives 16 M.P. as the distance between Cantanum and Lissus (there recorded as Liso ). It was one of the harbours (the other was Syia) of Elyrus . It was established in the Classical period and flourished until the Late Antiquity. Its name was made certain by inscriptions. The early history of the city is unknown. Based on inscriptions and coins of the 3rd century BCE, we know the city allied with King Magas of Cyrene , and joined the League of Oreians. The koinon of the Oreians consisted of the cities Lissus, Syia , Poikilassos , Tarrha , Yrtakina and Elyrus. Lissus had powerful trading and fishing fleets.
11-680: Lissus or Lissos (Greek: Λίσσος ) could be: Lissus (Crete) , an ancient Greek city in Crete Lissos (Illyria) , an ancient city in Illyria, the present day city of Lezhë in Albania Lissus, a river in Thrace Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lissus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-462: A quiver and arrow. On the second coin the caps and stars are replaced by a dolphin, and instead of the quiver a female head, probably that of Artemis or Dictynna. Lissus and Yrtakina were allies, and they had trading intercourse with common currency. Their coins had a dolphin or flying dove on the one side, and eight-ray star with the word L/I/S/I/O/N (of the Lisians) on the other. This place occupies
33-501: A small hollow of the hills facing the sea, like a theatre. Near the church of the Panaghia are what appear to be vestiges of an ancient temple, consisting of granite columns, and white marble fragments, architraves, and pediments. Further on, appears to have been another temple, and a theatre. The tombs with arched rooves, are on the southwest side of the plain on the cliffside overlooking the site. There are perhaps fifty of them. In 1957–58
44-511: Is a community and a small village in Chania regional unit on the island of Crete , Greece . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino ( Anatoliko Selino ). It is located on the south coast of the island, 70 km south of Chania . The community consists of the following villages (population in 2021): Sougia is reached from Chania by car in 2 hours or by ferry boats from Palaiochora , Agia Roumeli , Loutro and Hora Sfakion . Although it
55-424: Is not one of the larger towns of the province of Selino , Sougia is interesting to the tourist, providing a beach, walkways, mountains and interesting remains of an ancient city and old Byzantine churches. Sougia has some tourist services, such as small hotels, rooms to rent and a few taverns, cafes and bars. Sougia was the ancient city of Syia , a harbour of Elyros . In the village church, an important basilica of
66-470: The Lissos Gorge). [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Smith, William , ed. (1854–1857). "Lissus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography . London: John Murray. 35°14′37″N 23°47′08″E / 35.2435223°N 23.7855213°E / 35.2435223; 23.7855213 Sougia Sougia ( Greek : Σούγια )
77-558: The city was excavated by N. Platon and archaeologists. They discovered ruins of a theatre, aqueduct, a cemetery, ancient baths, and Palaeo-Christian basilicas. In the area, they also found many statues and votive objects, which are now exhibited at the new Archaeological Museum of Chania (reopened in 2022). An ancient theatre, or Odeon, was uncovered at the site of Lissos in 2023, one of the great archaeological discoveries of that year. In no other city of Crete, apart from Gortys , were so many pieces of sculpture found. This fact testifies to
88-503: The evidence supplied by its situation, of its having been a place of some trading importance. The harbour is mentioned in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax , and the types of the coins are either maritime, or indicative of the worship of Dictynna , as might have been expected on this part of the island. The obverse of one coin bears the impress of the caps and stars of the Dioscuri , and its reverse
99-424: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lissus&oldid=1254506139 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Greek-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lissus (Crete) This Cretan city
110-550: The prosperity and the power of the Asclepieum of Lissus. Beside the Asclepieum and the Roman necropolis there are also two Greek Orthodox churches: Agios Kyrikos has some nice frescoes, and the chapel of Panagia is built with ancient marble blocks. The small beach is a coarse pebble beach. Nobody lives in Lissos nowadays. It is reachable from Sougia by boat or by foot (90 minute walk through
121-484: Was an episcopal see in the time of Hierocles . The order in which Flaminius Cornelius mentions it with the other bishoprics in the west part of the island agrees very well with its actual location in Agios Kirikos area, near the small village of Sougia , 70 km south of Chania . Of all the towns which existed on this part of the coast, Lissus alone seems to have struck coins, a fact which agrees very well with
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