Rhithymna or Rithymna ( Ancient Greek: Ῥίθυμνα) or Rhithymnia (Ῥιθυμνία), was a town of ancient Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy [1] and Pliny the Elder [2] as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is written Rhithymnia; Stephanus gives the city's ethnonyms as Ῥιθυμνιάτης and Ῥιθύμνιος. [3] It is also alluded to by Lycophron (76). Modern Rethymno retains the name of the ancient city, upon whose site it stands. Rhithymna minted coins in antiquity; maritime emblems are found on them. [4] It is believed that Arsinoe is the same town as Rhithymna. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Rhithymna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
35°22′16″N 24°28′22″E / 35.371092°N 24.472901°E
Rhithymna or Rithymna ( Ancient Greek: Ῥίθυμνα) or Rhithymnia (Ῥιθυμνία), was a town of ancient Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy [1] and Pliny the Elder [2] as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is written Rhithymnia; Stephanus gives the city's ethnonyms as Ῥιθυμνιάτης and Ῥιθύμνιος. [3] It is also alluded to by Lycophron (76). Modern Rethymno retains the name of the ancient city, upon whose site it stands. Rhithymna minted coins in antiquity; maritime emblems are found on them. [4] It is believed that Arsinoe is the same town as Rhithymna. [5] [6]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Rhithymna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
35°22′16″N 24°28′22″E / 35.371092°N 24.472901°E