Heracleium orHerakleion (Ancient Greek:Ἡράκλειον),[1] also known asHeracleia orHerakleia (Ἡράκλεια),[2] orHeracleopolis[3] was a town inancient Crete, whichStrabo calls the port ofKnossos,[4] and was situated, according to the anonymous coast-describer (Stadiasmus), at a distance of 20stadia from that city.[5]Stephanus of Byzantium simply mentions the town as the 17th of the 23 Heracleias he enumerates. Although the ecclesiastical notices make no mention of this place as a bishop's see, yet there is found among the subscriptions to the proceedings of theSecond Council of Nicaea, along with other Cretan prelates, Theodoros, bishop ofHeracleopolis.[6]
The site of Heracleium is located within the modernHeraklion.[7][8] The ancient port town gave its name to the modern city of Heraklion, which revived the historical name during the 19th century.[9]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Heracleium".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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