Sybrita

Sybrita (Ancient Greek: Σύβριτα),^[1] or Subrita or Soubrita (Σούβριτα),^[2] or Subritus or Soubritos (Σούβριτος),^[3] or Sibyrtus or Sibyrtos (Σίβυρτος),^[4] was a town of ancient Crete, 8 M. P. from Eleutherna,^[5] and famous for its numerous and beautiful silver coins, which, though some of them belong to a very early period, are fine specimens of a Cretan mint; the types are always connected with the worship of Dionysus or Hermes.^[6]

View of the archaeological site of Sybrita.

It was the seat of a bishop; no longer a residential bishop, under the name Subrita it remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.^[7]

The site of Sybrita is located near modern Thronos.^[8][9]