Ceraea

{{Short description|Former town in Ancient Crete}}

Ceraea or Keraia ({{langx|grc|Κεραία}}), also known as Cerea or Kerea (Κερέα),{{Cite Stephanus|s.v. Βήνη}} Ceraeae or Keraiai (Κεραῖαι), was a town of ancient Crete. It is mentioned by Polybius,{{Cite Polybius|4.53.6}} and minted coins similar to those of Polyrrhenia in antiquity.

The site of Ceraea is tentatively located near modern Meskla.{{Cite Barrington|60}}{{Cite DARE|28799}}

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Category:Populated places in ancient Crete

Category:Former populated places in Greece

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