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ΣΟΥΛΙΑ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΛΑΜΠΗ
A small ancient city on S coast of Crete in the Agios Vasileios district.
Mentioned only by a coastal pilot (Stad. 324-25: a harbor with good water), it
was the harbor of inland Sybrita; no coins of it are known. Its main deity was
Artemis.
Remains, including an aqueduct, were noted by Buondelmonti at "Suveta"
(1415); Halbherr confirmed the site's identification, first suggested by Pashley.
When the site was reoccupied and rebuilt after 1884, remains were found of the
sanctuary of Artemis (and many votive inscriptions to her), but no clear ground
plan was recovered. All remains found were of Roman Imperial date, but the sanctuary
could be of earlier origin. Halbherr also noted traces, not now visible, of poor
buildings, perhaps ancient houses, around the sanctuary, which lies in a small
coastal valley at the mouth of a stream, and tombs have been found above to the
NE and E, but no traces of other public buildings. Near the shore are remains
of a Roman concrete wall, probably a quay or seawall. The main settlement, or
part of it, may have lain on a hill ca. 1 km NE of Agia Galini, on the W side
of the mouth of the Platis (ancient Elektra), where sherds have been found on
the top and E slope of the hill.
Remains of an ancient wreck have been found in shallow water by Cape
Kakoskalo, E of Agia Galini and near Kokkinos Pirgos; the finds were mainly bronze
objects, including statuettes and statue fragments, with a coin hoard probably
dating from the reign of Probus (276-282). The collection was either the stock
in trade of an itinerant smith or a pirate's haul.
D. J. Blackman, ed.
This text is from: The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites,
Princeton University Press 1976. Cited Nov 2002 from
Perseus Project URL below, which contains bibliography & interesting hyperlinks.
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