Matalia
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This article is about the ancient Crete town. For the genus of moth, see Stericta. For other uses, see Metallum (disambiguation).
Matalia (Ancient Greek: Ματαλία)[1] was a town of ancient Crete near the headland of Matala (Μάταλα),[2] and probably the same place as the port and naval arsenal of Gortyna called Metallum or Metallon (Μέταλλον) by Strabo.[3]