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Pantomatrium

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
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Population
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Coordinates
35.385, 24.595
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Why it was abandoned

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History

Pantomatrium or Pantomatrion was a town on the north coast of ancient Crete, placed by Ptolemy between Rhithymna and the Dium Promontorium, but by Pliny more to the west, between Aptera and Amphimalla. Its name was changed to Agrion in late antiquity. Under the name of Agrion, or Arion, it was a Roman Catholic bishopric.

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