Allaria
Ancient city · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 35.376, 24.600
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
Allaria was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Crete. Allaria minted coins bearing on the obverse the head of Athena Pallas, and on the reverse a figure of Heracles standing, some of which have been preserved. Cnopias of Allaria, a native, commanded Cretan mercenaries hired by the Ptolemaic Army at the Battle of Raphia (217 BCE).