Lyctus
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thumb|Marble portrait of the Roman Emperor Trajan (98–117 AD), found at Lyktos. Archeological Museum of Iraklio thumb|The Bouleuterion of Lyttos Lyktos (Greek: or ) was a city in ancient Crete. During the Classical and Roman periods, it was one of the major settlements on the island. Its ruins are located near the modern-day village of Lyttos in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, Heraklion Regional Unit.
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- Instance of
- polis
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Minoa Pediada Municipality
- Elevation
- 510
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- Lyktos in mythology
- History
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thumb|Marble portrait of the Roman Emperor Trajan (98–117 AD), found at Lyktos. Archeological Museum of Iraklio thumb|The Bouleuterion of Lyttos Lyktos (Greek: or ) was a city in ancient Crete. During the Classical and Roman periods, it was one of the major settlements on the island. Its ruins are located near the modern-day village of Lyttos in the municipality of Minoa Pediada, Heraklion Regional Unit.
==Lyktos in mythology==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lyctus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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