Polichne (Ancient Greek: Πολίχνη), or Polichna (Πολίχνα), was an ancient town in Crete. Its site is tentatively located near the modern Ag. Georgios, Vryses.
Thucydides claims that it fought a war against the neighboring Kydonia in 429 BC, with the support of the Athenians. Herodotus reports a mythic tradition that Polichne and Praisos were the only Cretan cities which did not participate in an expedition against Camicus in Sicily in order to revenge the death of Minos.
References
- 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.
- Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.85.
- Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 7.170.
- Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Polichna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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