Pendlebury, John D.: The archaeology of Crete: an introduction (London, 1939)

APPENDIX

A. ANCIENT AUTHORITIES ON ROUTES
I. Land

8 stades = c. i mile. I Roman mile = c. ij kilometres. An
asterisk denotes that I have not traversed the whole route or have
not taken the shortest way.

I. Strabo, X, iv (ist century B.C.).

Route Stades

Phalasarna-Polyrrhenia . 60

Polyrrhenia-sea (Kisamos) 30

Kydonia-Aptera ... 80

Kydonia-Knossos . . 800

Kydonia-Gortyna . . 800

Knossos-Gortyna . . 200

Knossos-Lyktos . . . 120

Knossos-sea (Herakleion) 25

Lyktos-Libyan Sea . . 80

Gortyna-sea (Lebena) . 90

Gortyna-Metallon . . 130

Gortyna-Praisos . . . 180

Remarks

Very nearly correct. Time 3\

hours.*
Accurate. Time 1 hour.
Actually about 70. Time 2|

hours.

Actually 600 by the Perama-
Marathos route. Time 23J
hours.

Actually 600 by the Rhethym-
nos - Thronos - Apodhoulou
route. Time 25 hours.

Very nearly accurate by the
Minoan road. Time 9\
hours.

Rather on the low side, nearer
130. Time 5 hours.*

Accurate. Time 50 minutes.

This is obviously a mistake
for the northern sea and
Khersonesos, the Lyktian
harbour. Accurate. Time
3J hours.*

Accurate. Time 4-}- hours.*

Actually about 105. Time ^\
hours.

Priansos is obviously intended.
This is usually put at the
mouth of the Tsoutsouros,
but the next route but one
makes it 60 stades from the