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Arisba (Lesbos)

Coordinates: 39°14′21″N 26°13′38″E / 39.2393°N 26.2272°E / 39.2393; 26.2272
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Arisba or Arisbe (Ancient Greek: Ἀρίσβη) was a town in ancient Lesbos, which Herodotus speaks of as being taken by the Methymnaei.[1][2] Pliny the Elder says it was destroyed by an earthquake.[3]

It is located near modern Arisvi.[4][5] The German survey in the late 19th century created the first and only topographic plan of the visible remains, which include megaron style houses (i.e. porch and main room).

References

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  1. ^ Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 1.151.
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
  3. ^ Pliny. Naturalis Historia. Vol. 5.31.
  4. ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 56, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
  5. ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

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

39°14′21″N 26°13′38″E / 39.2393°N 26.2272°E / 39.2393; 26.2272