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
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