CALAMYDE
CALAMYDE a city of Crete, of which the Coast-describer (
Geogr. Graec. Min. vol. ii. p. 496), who, alone has recorded the name of the place, says that it was to the W. of Lissus and 30 stadia from Criu-Metopon. Mr. Pashley (
Trav. vol. ii. p. 124) has fixed the site on the summit of the ridge between the vallies
Kontokynéghi and
Kántanos: on the W. and SW. sides of the city the walls may be traced for 300 or 400 paces; on the E. they extend about 100 paces; while on the S. the ridge narrows, and the wall, adapting itself to the natural features of the hill, has not a length of more than 20 paces.
This wall is composed of polygonal stones, which have not been touched by the chisel.
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