- Argyroupoli (Rethymno)
"Argyroupoli" is a village in the municipality of Lappa,
Rethymno Prefecture ,Crete ,Greece , population 402 (2001 census), altitude 260m. It was previously known as Lappa or Lampa, Stimboli, and Polis.Name
It is the site of the ancient city (
polis ) of Lappa, which became known in the Middle Ages as "Stimpolis" 'In the City', later simply "Polis". ["cf."Names of Istanbul#Stamboul ] It took its modern name 'Silver City' in the 19th century. [Oliver Rackham and Jennifer Moody, "The Making of the Cretan Landscape", Manchester University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-7190-3646-1. p. 104] The name of the municipality of Lappa of which it is a part is a revival of the ancient name for the city.History
Lappa was probably a colony of
Tarrha .It was taken by storm and almost entirely destroyed by the Romans. The emperor
Octavian Augustus restored it and in consideration of the aid rendered him in his struggle withMarcus Antonius , he bestowed on the citizens their freedom, and with it the right ofcoinage .Ecclesiastical history
"Lappa" or "Lampa" is an
episcopal see ,suffragan ofGortyn .The
episcopal see is mentioned in the "Notitiae episcopatuum " as late as the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. [CathEncy|wstitle=Lampa]It was re-established by the Orthodox church about the end of the nineteenth century; the bishop resides in the monastery of
Preveli .Lequien (Oriens Christianus, II, 268) mentions from its bishops:
*Petrus, who attended theCouncil of Ephesus , 431;
*Deneltius, at theCouncil of Chalcedon , 451;
*Prosdocius, in 458;
*John, who appealed to Rome against his metropolitan Paul, and attended theCouncil of Constantinople , 667;
*Epiphanius at theSecond Council of Nicaea , 786.It remains a
titular see of theCatholic Church .Notes
External references
* [http://homepages.pathfinder.gr/argyroupolis/English.htm Unofficial Web site of Argyroupolis]
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