Astypalaea (Cos)

Astypalaea or Astypalaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀστυπάλαια), also known as Isthmus or Isthmos (Ἰσθμός),^[1] was a town of ancient Greece in the southwest of the island of Cos, which the inhabitants abandoned in order to build Cos.^[2]^[3]

Its site is located near modern Kefalos.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 658. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Astypalaea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

36°44′47″N 26°57′31″E / 36.7464035°N 26.958493°E / 36.7464035; 26.958493

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[Barrington-1] Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 61, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.

[2] Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xiv. p. 658. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.

[3] Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.

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

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