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Ancient Theatre or Odeon of Lissos
Ancient Greek · Archaeological SiteΧανιων

Ancient Theatre or Odeon of Lissos

Αρχαίο θέατρο ή Ωδείο Λισού, Χανιά

High above the Libyan Sea in the wilds of southwest Crete, the ruins known as the Ancient Theatre or Odeon of Lissos belong to a once-thriving ancient town. Lissos flourished from Hellenistic and Roman times into Late Antiquity, serving as a harbor for the city of Elyrus, and inscriptions have confirmed its name. In 1994 a European program undertook cleaning, survey, and topographic recording of the ancient city in the Aghios Kyrikos valley west of Sougia, revealing traces of a community that endured for centuries at this remote coastal outpost.

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