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Lyctus
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Also known as Lyktos, Lyttus

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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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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