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Olous
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Olous

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
35.257, 25.732
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: Олус — древний затонувший город на Крите.

History

Olous or Olus was a city of ancient Crete; now sunken, it was situated at the site of present day town of Elounda, Crete, Greece. According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located 260 stadia from Chersonasus and 15 stadia from Camara.

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