Astypalaea (Cos)

Astypalaea or Astypalaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυπάλαια), also known as Isthmus or Isthmos (Ἰσθμός),[1] was a town of ancient Greece in the southwest of the island of Cos, which the inhabitants abandoned in order to build Cos.[2][3]

Its site is located near modern Kefalos.[1][4]

References
  1. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying.
  2. Strabo. Geographica. xiv. p. 658. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  3. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s.v.
  4. 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). "Astypalaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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