Psychium

Psychium or Psychion (Ancient Greek: Ψύχιον),^[1]^[2] or Psycheium or Psycheion (Ψυχήιον),^[3] also known as Psychea (Ψύχεα or ψυχέα),^[4] was a town on the south coast of ancient Crete on a promontory of the same name. Ptolemy between the mouths of the rivers Massalia and Electra.^[1] According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located on the south coast of Crete, 12 stadia west of Sulia and 150 stadia from Lamon.^[4]

The site of Psychium is located near modern Agios Pavlos, east of Cape Melissa.^[3]^[5]

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.17.4.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 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.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 325-326.
^ 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). "Psychium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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[Ptolemy-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.17.4.

[2] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

[Barrington-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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.

[Stadiasmus-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 325-326.

[5] Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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