Syia: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Tom.Reding (talk | contribs) m +{{Authority control}} (1 ID from Wikidata); WP:GenFixes & cleanup on |
||
| (35 intermediate revisions by 28 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Maritime town of ancient Crete}} |
|||
{{Cleanup|date=February 2007}} |
|||
[[File:Syia.JPG|thumb|250px|Location of the archaeological site of Syia.]] |
|||
'''Syia''' or '''Suia''' ({{lang-grc|Συΐα}}),<ref>{{Cite Stephanus|''s.v.'''}}</ref> also '''Syba''' (Σύβα),<ref name=Stadiasmus>''[[Stadiasmus Maris Magni]]'' §§ 321-322.</ref> was a maritime town of [[ancient Crete]]. It was located on the south coast of Crete and functioned as the harbour of [[Elyrus]]. According to the ''[[Stadiasmus Maris Magni]]'', written during Roman times, the town was located 50 [[stadion (unit)|stadia]] to the west of [[Poecilassus]], situated on a plain.<ref name=Stadiasmus/> It probably existed as late as the time of [[Hierocles (author of Synecdemus)|Hierocles]] (6th century), though now entirely uninhabited. |
|||
It is located in [[Sougia]] village, 70 km south of [[Chania]].<ref>{{Cite Barrington|60}}</ref><ref>{{Cite DARE|23371}}</ref> |
|||
==Archaeology== |
|||
Like [[Lissos]], Syia was a capacious and safe harbour of [[Elyros]]. [[Strabo]] calls the town Syba. The name derives probably from the word “sys”, i.e. hog. Therefore, Syia is the “hog-city”. There might have been forests of oaks and hollies, which is the basic food of pigs. Syia flourished in the Roman and the 1st Byzantine period. There are Roman ruins and three large Palaiochristian Basilicas. It seems that the Saracens destroyed the city. [[Pashley]] detected in the north by west of Elyros, ruins of the Roman water supply and thermae. In Syia, there are also relics of ancient buildings, walls, hollowed tombs, foundations of Roman houses. Pashley also observed inscribed crosses on marbles. Syia had set up monetary union with [[Yrtakina]], [[Elyros]], [[Lissos]], and [[Tarra, Crete|Tarra]]. The city also participated in the Republic of the Oreians. |
|||
[[Robert Pashley]], visiting in the 19th century, found remains of the city walls as well as other public buildings, but not more ancient than the time of the [[Roman Empire]]. Several tombs were found, as was an aqueduct.<ref>[[Robert Pashley]], ''Travels'', vol. ii. p. 100.</ref> |
|||
Syia flourished in the Roman and the 1st Byzantine period. There are Roman ruins and three large Palaiochristian Basilicas. Syia had set up monetary union with [[Yrtakina]], [[Elyrus]], [[Lissus (Crete)|Lissus]], and [[Tarrha]]. The city also participated in the [[Koinon]] of the Oreians. It seems that the [[Saracen]]s destroyed the city. |
|||
==References== |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{reflist}} |
|||
{{AncientGreece-stub}} |
|||
{{DGRG|title=Suia}} |
|||
<gallery> |
|||
[[el:Συία]] |
|||
Sougia Basilika Ruins.jpg| |
|||
Sougia - 01.jpg|Modern day [[Sougia]] |
|||
Sougia - 02.jpg|Modern day [[Sougia]] |
|||
</gallery> |
|||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
{{coord|35.249825|N|23.805485|E|display=title|format=dms|source:http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/23371}} |
|||
[[Category:Populated places in ancient Crete]] |
|||
[[Category:Former populated places in Greece]] |
|||
[[Category:Port settlements in ancient Crete]] |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{AncientCrete-geo-stub}} |
|||
Latest revision as of 03:02, 4 December 2023
Syia or Suia (Ancient Greek: Συΐα),[1] also Syba (Σύβα),[2] was a maritime town of ancient Crete. It was located on the south coast of Crete and functioned as the harbour of Elyrus. According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, written during Roman times, the town was located 50 stadia to the west of Poecilassus, situated on a plain.[2] It probably existed as late as the time of Hierocles (6th century), though now entirely uninhabited.
It is located in Sougia village, 70 km south of Chania.[3][4]
Archaeology
[edit]Robert Pashley, visiting in the 19th century, found remains of the city walls as well as other public buildings, but not more ancient than the time of the Roman Empire. Several tombs were found, as was an aqueduct.[5]
Syia flourished in the Roman and the 1st Byzantine period. There are Roman ruins and three large Palaiochristian Basilicas. Syia had set up monetary union with Yrtakina, Elyrus, Lissus, and Tarrha. The city also participated in the Koinon of the Oreians. It seems that the Saracens destroyed the city.
References
[edit]- '^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v..
- ^ a b Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 321-322.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
- ^ Robert Pashley, Travels, vol. ii. p. 100.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Suia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
|---|
35°14′59″N 23°48′20″E / 35.249825°N 23.805485°E
 | This article about a location in Ancient Crete is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |