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Pelcis

Ancient city · Greece

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
35.276, 23.668
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Why it was abandoned

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History

Pelcis or Pelkis was a town of ancient Crete. It is mentioned in a theorodokoi decree dated to c. 230-220 BCE.

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