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Tegea (Crete)

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Tegea (Ancient Greek: Τεγέα) was an ancient town in Crete. Its location is not known, though the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World tentatively suggests that it was located near modern Deliana[1]

Stephanus of Byzantium reports a mythic tradition that the city was founded by Agamemnon.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 60, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ^ Vell. 1.1.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tegea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.