place
Crete
The island, a source of mercenary soldiers for Nabis.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 34 §19 Crete
Island source of mercenary soldiers for Nabis.
- The History of Rome, Book 35 §26 Crete
The great southern island; Philopoemen had served there as prefect of auxiliaries.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §54 Crete
The great island south of the Aegean, riven by wars among its cities and a haunt of slavers.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §22 Crete
The large Mediterranean island south of the Aegean, to which Roman legates were sent to renew friendship and probe loyalties.