Tanus orTanos (Ancient Greek:Τάνος)[1] was a town ofancient Crete. Tanus minted coins in antiquity, some of which have survived, with the epigraph ΤΑΝΙΩΝ.[2]
The site of Tanus is tentatively located near modern Almyrida/Castel Apicorno.[3][4]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tanus".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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