Leben (Crete)

Temple of Asclepius at Leben

Leben (Ancient Greek: Λέβην)^[1] or Lebena (Λέβηνα)^[2]^[3]^[4] or Lebene (Λεβήνη)^[5] was a maritime town of ancient Crete, a harbour of Gortyna, about 70 stadia inland.^[1] It possessed a temple of Asclepius, of great celebrity.^[6] In the Peutinger Table its name appears as Ledena.^[7] According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located 270 stadia from Biannus and 50 stadia from .^[3]

The site of Leben is located near modern Lentas.^[8]^[9]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. x. p. 478. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.17.4.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 321-322.
^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.12.
^ Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2.26.7.
^ Philostrat. Vit. Apollon. 9.11.
^ Peut. Tab.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

Coordinates: 34°55′57″N 24°55′27″E / 34.9324766°N 24.9240693°E / 34.9324766; 24.9240693

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[Strabo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Strabo. Geographica. x. p. 478. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[2] Ptolemy. The Geography. 3.17.4.

[Stadiasmus-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 321-322.

[4] Pliny. Naturalis Historia. 4.12.

[5] Pausanias. Description of Greece. 2.26.7.

[6] Philostrat. Vit. Apollon. 9.11.

[7] Peut. Tab.

[Barrington-8] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying.

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

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Leben (Crete)

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