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Leben (Ancient Greek: Λέβην) or Lebena (Λέβηνα) or Lebene (Λεβήνη) was a maritime town of ancient Crete, a harbour of Gortyna, about 70 stadia inland. It possessed a temple of Asclepius, of great celebrity. In the Peutinger Table its name appears as Ledena. According to the Stadiasmus Maris Magni, it had a harbour and was located 270 stadia from Biannus and 50 stadia from Halas.

The site of Leben is located near modern Lentas.

See also

• List of ancient Greek cities

References

1. ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. x. p. 478. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
2. Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.17.4.
3. ^ Stadiasmus Maris Magni §§ 321-322.
4. Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 4.12.
5. Pausanias (1918). "26.7". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
6. Philostrat. Vit. Apollon. 9.11.
7. Peut. Tab.
8. 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.
9. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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