Naxos (Crete)
Naxos or Naxus (
Naxos were famed for their whetstones (Plin.
xxxvi. 22; xviii. 28), hence the confusion.
Modern scholarship and archaeology seem to confirm its existence. Naxos was located near the ancient city of Olous, atop a mountain now called Oxa where ruins can still be found.[2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ Suda, under Νάξος.
- ^ local website
- ^ The Numismatic Chronicle. Royal Numismatic Society. 1948-01-01.
- ISBN 9781841712819.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Naxos". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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