Falkener, Edward; Belli, Onorio: A description of some important theatres and other remains in Crete: from a ms. history of Candia by Onorio Belli in 1586 (London, 1854)

THEATRES AND OTHER REMAINS IN CRETE.

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ISTRONA.

Six miles further to the east* is the city of Istrona, on the
mouth of a river of the same name, but now called Noyaona.
The city is at present entirely submerged by the sea. Diosco-
rides states that the odoriferous Aspalathum grew here, but Belli
was unable to find it..... (A. Z.)

Mirabello.

Belli notices another city, which he supposed to be Cytseum,
overwhelmed by the sea in like manner, f at a place not far
from Castel Mirabello. (A. Z.)

CHERSONESUS.

At twelve miles nne. from Lyttus, on the sea coast, are the
remains of Chersonesus, now called Chironisso. There are the
vestiges of a small theatre, and of a small amphitheatre. At
some distance from these is an aqueduct, but it is now in
ruin.J (A. Z.)

* See the preceding note.

f In reference to this submerging of the eastern extremity of the island, it is
very remarkable that Capt. Spratt, in a letter read before the Geog. Soc. this
session, and about to be published in their Transactions, describes the up-
heaving of all the western coast; and mentions particularly Cisamus, Phalasarna,
Poecilassus, and Suia, at some of which places he discovered the ancient ports
now standing on dry land, twenty to thirty feet above the level of the sea.

% Torres, referring to Belli's MS., mentions the walls of the city as being
also in a state of partial preservation. Antiq. Creten., xxi. 243.

From these walls and the position of the city, It is sometimes called Altemura.
(Bondelmonte.)