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Dium or Dion (Ancient Greek: Δίον) was a town of ancient Crete. Pliny the Elder speaks of it as an inland town. However, Ptolemy discusses a promontory on the north coast of Crete, at its greatest breadth, called Dium Promontorium (Δίον ἄκρον - Dion akron), leading some to suppose a connection to the town.

References

1. See, e.g., Eusebius, Praep. Ev. 5.31-32.
2. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.20.
3. Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.17.7.
4.  Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Dium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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

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