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Samos (Greek: Σάμος) is a Greek island in the Eastern Aegean sea, located between the island of Chios to the North and the archipelagic complex of the Dodecanese to the South and in particular the island of Patmos and off the coast of Turkey, on what was formerly known as Ionia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 721 KB) Summary Samos City. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Samos Prefecture (Greek Î£Î¬Î¼Î¿Ï‚; consists of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. ... Vathy (Greek: Î’Î±Î¸Ï - VathÃ½), also known as Samos is a town in eastern Greece. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the body of water. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios), is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea seven kilometres (five miles) off the Turkish coast. ... The Mergui Archipelago The Archipelago Sea, situated between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands. ... The Dodecanese (Greek Î”Ï‰Î´ÎµÎºÎ¬Î½Î·ÏƒÎ±, DodekÃ¡nisa, Turkish Onikiada, both meaning twelve islands; Italian Dodecaneso) are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... Skala viewed from the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos, one of the UN World Heritage Sites. ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... Location of Ionia Ionia (Greek Î™Ï‰Î½Î¯Î±; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was an ancient region of southwestern coastal Anatolia (in present-day Turkey, the region nearest Ä°zmir,) on the Aegean Sea. ...

Geography

The area of the island is 478 km², 43 km long and 13 km wide. It is one of the principal and most fertile of the islands of the Aegean Sea that closely adjoin Anatolia, from which it is separated by a strait of one mile in width. It is occupied at the greater part of its extent by the Kerketeus range of mountains, of which the highest summit is the peak Vigla, at 1,434 m (4,705 ft.) above sea level, near its western extremity, called Mount Kerkis. The range is in fact a continuation of that of Mount Mycale on the mainland, of which the promontory of Trogilium, immediately opposite to the city of Samos, formed the extreme point. The island is remarkably fertile, and a great portion of it is covered with vineyards, the wine from the Vathy grapes enjoying an especially high reputation. The island's population is 33,814. The nearest airport is Samos International Airport. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 121 KB) NASA World Wind screenshot. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 121 KB) NASA World Wind screenshot. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about two nested areas of Turkey, a plateau region within a peninsula. ... Over-Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Kerkis or Kerketeus (Greek, Modern: ÎšÎÏÎºÎ·Ï‚, KÃ©rkis; Ancient: ÎšÎµÏÎºÎµÏ„ÎµÏÏ‚, KerketeÃºs) is an extinct volcano, forming the bulk of the center of the Greek island of Samos. ... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... The Matterhorn, a classic peak A pyramidal peak, or sometimes in its most extreme form called a glacial horn, is a mountaintop that has been modified by the action of ice during glaciation and frost weathering. ... Mycale (also MycÇŽlÃ©, MukalÃª, Mykale and Mycali; called Samsun DaÄŸi in modern Turkey) is a mountain on the west coast of central Anatolia in Turkey, north of the mouth of the Maeander and opposite the island of Samos. ... A vineyard A vineyard is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... Vathy (Greek: Î’Î±Î¸Ï - VathÃ½), also known as Samos is a town in eastern Greece. ... Samos International Airport (also known as Aristarchos) is an airport in Samos, Greece (IATA: SMI, ICAO: LGSM). ...

Climate

Economy

Samian economy depends mainly on the tourist industry which has been growing steadily since the early 1980s. The main agricultural products include, grapes, honey, olives, olive oil, citrus fruit, dried figs and almonds and flowers. The Muscat grape is the main crop used for wine production. Samian wine, known primarily though the sweet Muscat type, is also exported in several other appellations. Samian wines have won prestigious international and domestic awards. Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation). ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... For the Popeye character, see Olive Oyl. ... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus Ã—sinensis - Sweet Orange Citrus Ã—aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus Ã—paradisi - Grapefruit Citrus Ã—limon - Lemon Citrus Ã—limonia - Rangpur lime Citrus Ã—latifolia - Persian lime See also main text for other hybrids Citrus... Binomial name Ficus carica L. The Common Fig (Ficus carica) is a large shrub or small tree native to southwest Asia and the eastern Mediterranean region (Greece east to Afghanistan). ... This article refers to the plant. ... The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera are widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. ...

Government

With the neighbouring islands of Icaria and Fourni, the island of Samos is administered as part of the Samos Prefecture. It is comprised of four of the eight municipalities in the prefecture. Together they constitute more than 77 percent of the prefecture's population (2001 census). The island's capital and main port is the city of Vathy, most commonly called Samos; other municipalities are Karlovasi and Pythagoreio, formerly called Tigani (see also Samos Prefecture). The smallest of the component municipalities is Marathokampos. The largest villages/towns are Sámos, Néo Karlovási, Mytilinioí, Vathý, Chóra, Marathókampos, Pythagóreio, and Kokkari. Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (Greek: ), locally Nikaria or Nicaria (ÎÎ¹ÎºÎ±ÏÎ¹Î¬), ancient name: Doliche (Î”Î¿Î»Î¯Ï‡Î·), is a Greek island 10 nautical miles (19 km) south-west of Samos. ... Fourni Korseon (Greek: Î¦Î¿ÏÏÎ½Î¿Î¹ ÎšÎ¿ÏÏƒÎÏ‰Î½) more commonly Fourni, are a complex of small Greek islands that lie between Icaria, Samos and Patmos. ... Samos Prefecture (Greek Î£Î¬Î¼Î¿Ï‚; consists of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Karlovasi (ÎšÎ±ÏÎ»ÏŒÎ²Î±ÏƒÎ¹) is a municipality on the island of Samos, Samos Prefecture, Greece. ... Pythagoreio (Î Ï…Î¸Î±Î³ÏŒÏÎµÎ¹Î¿) is a municipality on the island of Samos, Samos Prefecture, Greece. ... Samos Prefecture (Greek Î£Î¬Î¼Î¿Ï‚; consists of the islands of Samos, Ikaria and the smaller islands of Fournoi Korseon. ... Marathokampos (ÎœÎ±ÏÎ±Î¸ÏŒÎºÎ±Î¼Ï€Î¿Ï‚) is a municipality on the island of Samos, Samos Prefecture, Greece. ... Kokkari At a distance of 10 km. ...

History

Early and Classical Antiquity

In classical antiquity the island was a centre of Ionian culture and luxury, renown for its Samian wines and its red pottery (called Samian ware by the Romans). Its most famous building, was the Ionic order archaic Temple of goddess Hera - the Heraion. The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... Location of Ionia Ionia (Greek Î™Ï‰Î½Î¯Î±; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was an ancient region of southwestern coastal Anatolia (in present-day Turkey, the region nearest Ä°zmir,) on the Aegean Sea. ... Image:Samian. ... Architects first real look at the Greek Ionic order: Julien David LeRoy, Les ruines plus beaux des monuments de la GrÃ¨ce Paris, 1758 (Plate XX) Ionic order: 1 - entrablature, 2 - column, 3 - cornice, 4 - frieze, 5 - architrave or epistyle, 6 - capital (composed of abacus and volutes), 7 - shaft, 8... For other uses, see Hera (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Heraion (disambiguation) The Heraion of Samos was built by the architects Rhoikos and Theodoros in 540 BC. The temple stood opposite the cult altar of Hera in her sanctuary. ...

Concerning the earliest history of Samos, literary tradition is singularly defective. At the time of the great migrations it received an Ionian population which traced its origin to Epidaurus in Argolis: Samos became one of the twelve members of the Ionian League. By the 7th century BC it had become one of the leading commercial centres of Greece. This early prosperity of the Samians seems largely due to the islands position near trade-routes which facilitated the importation of textiles from inner Asia Minor. But the Samians also developed an extensive oversea commerce. They helped to open up trade with the Black Sea and with Pharaonic Egypt, and were credited with having been the first Greeks to reach the Straits of Gibraltar. Panoramic view of the theater at Epidaurus Epidaurus (Epidauros) was a small city (polis) in ancient Greece at the Saronic Gulf. ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: Î‘ÏÎ³Î¿Î»Î¯Î´Î± Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î‘ÏÎ³Î¿Î»Î¯Ï‚ -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... The Ionian League (also called the Panionic League) was a religious and cultural (as opposed to a political or military) confederacy comprised of 12 Ionian cities, formed as early as 800 BC. The cities were, (from south to north), Miletus, its principal city, Myus, Priene, Ephesus, Colophon, Lebedus, Teos...

Their commerce brought them into close relations with Cyrene, and probably also with Corinth and Chalcis, but made them bitter rivals of their neighbor Miletus. The feud between these two states broke out into open strife during the Lelantine War (7th century BC), with which we may connect a Samian innovation in Greek naval warfare, the use of the trireme. The result of this conflict was to confirm the supremacy of the Milesians in eastern, waters for the time being; but in the 6th century the insular position of Samos preserved it from those aggressions at the hands of Asiatic kings to which Miletus was henceforth exposed. About 535 BC, when the existing oligarchy was overturned by the tyrant Polycrates, Samos reached the height of its prosperity. Its navy not only protected it from invasion, but ruled supreme in Aegean waters. The city was beautified with public works, and its school, of sculptors, metal-workers and engineers achieved high repute. Corinth, or Korinth (Greek: ÎšÏŒÏÎ¹Î½Î¸Î¿Ï‚, KÃ³rinthos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Coordinates 38Â°28â€² N 23Â°36â€² E Country Greece Periphery Central Greece Prefecture Euboea Population 53,584 source (2001) Area 30. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 7th century BC started on January 1, 700 BC and ended on December 31, 601 BC. // Overview Events Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria who created the the first systematically collected library at Nineveh A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of... A Greek trireme. ... The lower half of the benches and the remnants of the scene building of the theater of Miletus (August 2005) Miletus (Carian: Anactoria Hittite: Milawata or Millawanda, Greek: ÎœÎ¯Î»Î·Ï„Î¿Ï‚ transliterated Miletos, Turkish: Milet) was an ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia (in what is now Aydin Province, Turkey), near... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC Events and Trends 538 BC - Babylon occupied by Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to... For the bishop, see Polycrates of Ephesus. ...

The Eupalinian aqueduct

In the 6th century BC Samos was ruled by the famous tyrant Polycrates. During his reign, two working groups under the lead of the engineer Eupalinos dug a tunnel through Mount Kastro to build an aqueduct to supply the ancient capital of Samos with fresh water, as this was of utmost defensive importance (since -being underground- was not easily detected by an enemy who could otherwise cut off the supply).^[1] The method Eupalinos employed to make the two groups meet in the middle of the mountain, is documented by Hermann J. Kienast and other researchers. With a length of 1,036 metres, today the Eupalino's subterranean aqueduct is famously regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient engineering. The aqueduct is now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pythagoreion. The Tunnel of Eupalinos or Eupalinian aqueduct (in Greek: ) is a tunnel of 1,036 m length in Samos, Greece, built in the sixth century BC to serve as an aqueduct. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 6th century BC started on January 1, 600 BC and ended on December 31, 501 BC. // Monument 1, an Olmec colossal head at La Venta The 5th and 6th centuries BC were a time of empires, but more importantly, a time... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the bishop, see Polycrates of Ephesus. ... Ancient Greek engineer 6th century BC. He built the famous Eupalinian aqueduct, a subterranean engineering masterpiece built for strategic defensive reasons to supply fresh water to the ancient capital of Samos. ... For other uses, see Aqueduct (disambiguation). ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... The remains of the Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, along with the Heraion of Samos were jointly registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. ...

Persian Wars and Persian rule

After Polycrates death Samos suffered a severe blow when the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquered and partly depopulated the island. It had regained much of its power when in 499 BC it joined the general revolt of the Ionian city-states against Persia; but owing to its long-standing jealousy of Miletus it rendered indifferent service, and at the decisive battle of Lade (494 BC) part of its contingent of sixty ships was guilty of outright treachery. In 479 BC the Samians led the revolt against Persia. Founder of empires: Cyrus, The Great is still revered in modern Iran as he was in all the successor Persian Empires. ... Location of Ionia Ionia (Greek Î™Ï‰Î½Î¯Î±; see also list of traditional Greek place names) was an ancient region of southwestern coastal Anatolia (in present-day Turkey, the region nearest Ä°zmir,) on the Aegean Sea. ...

Peloponnesian War

During the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), Samos took the side of Athens against Sparta, providing their port to the Athenian fleet. In the Delian League they held a position of special privilege and remained actively loyal to Athens until 440 when a dispute with Miletus, which the Athenians had decided against them, induced them to secede. With a fleet of sixty ships they held their own for some time against a large Athenian fleet led by Pericles himself, but after a protracted siege were forced to capitulate. It was punished, but Thucydides tells us not as harshly as other states which rebelled against Athens. Most in the past had been forced to pay tribute but Samos was only told to repay the damages that the rebellion cost the Athenians: 1,300 talents, to pay back in installments of 50 talents per annum. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 1181 KB) View of Megalo Seitani beach located on the North West of Samos. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 1181 KB) View of Megalo Seitani beach located on the North West of Samos. ... â€œAthenian Warâ€ redirects here. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC Years: 436 BC 435 BC 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC - 431 BC - 430 BC 429 BC... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC Years: 409 BC 408 BC 407 BC 406 BC 405 BC - 404 BC - 403 BC 402 BC... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... For modern day Sparta, see Sparti (municipality). ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Delian League (Athenian Empire), right before the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC. Corcyra was not part of the League The Delian League was an association of Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. It was led by Athens. ... For the Shakespeare play, see Pericles, Prince of Tyre. ...

At the end of the Peloponnesian War, Samos appears as one of the most loyal dependencies of Athens, serving as a base for the naval war against the Peloponnesians and as a temporary home of the Athenian democracy during the revolution of the Four Hundred at Athens (411 BC), and in the last stage of the war was rewarded with the Athenian franchise. This friendly attitude towards Athens was the result of a series of political revolutions which ended in the establishment of a democracy. After the downfall of Athens, Samos was besieged by Lysander and again placed under an oligarchy. The Four Hundred was a short-lived oligarchic body that held power in Athens during the Peloponnesian War from June to September of 411 BCE. The movement toward oligarchy was induced by Alcibiades promise in the summer of 412 to get Persian aid for the Athenians against Sparta if only... Lysander (d. ...

In 394 the withdrawal of the Spartan navy induced the island to declare its independence and reestablish a democracy, but by the peace of Antalcidas (387) it fell again under Persian dominion. It was recovered by the Athenians in 366 after a siege of eleven months, and received a strong body of military settlers, the cleruchs which proved vital in the Social War (357-355 BC). After the Samian War (322), when Athens was deprived of Samos, the vicissitudes of the island can no longer be followed. A cleruchy, in Hellenic Greece, was a specialised type of colony established by Athens. ... Combatants Athens and its Second Athenian Empire Chios Rhodes Cos Byzantium Commanders Chares Chabrias Timotheus Iphicrates Numerous The Social War, also known as the War of the Allies, was fought from 357 BC to 355 BC between Athens and its Second Athenian Empire and between the allies of Chios, Rhodes...

Famous Samians of Antiquity

Perhaps the most famous persons ever connected with classical Samos were Pythagoras, the Samian, and one slave who belonged to Iadmon, whose name was Aesop famous for his Aesop's Fables. His name and figure are found on coins of the city of imperial date. In 1955 the town of Tigani was renamed Pythagoreio in honour of the famous mathematician. Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: ; between 580 and 572 BCâ€“between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian (Greek) philosopher[1] and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. ... Aesop, as conceived by Diego VelÃ¡zquez Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel in 1493. ... Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. ...

Other notable personalities include the philosopher Epicurus, who was of Samian born. The astronomer Aristarchus of Samos, whom history credits with the first recorded heliocentric model of the solar system, also lived in Samos. The historian Herodotus, known by his Histories resided in Samos for a while. Epicure redirects here. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a person whose area of interest is astronomy or astrophysics. ... For other uses of this name, including the grammarian Aristarchus of Samothrace, see Aristarchus Statue of Aristarchus at Aristotle University in Thessalonica, Greece Aristarchus (Greek: á¼ˆÏÎ¯ÏƒÏ„Î±ÏÏ‡Î¿Ï‚; 310 BC - ca. ... In astronomy, heliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is at the center of the Universe and/or the Solar System. ... This article is about the Solar System. ... Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: HÄ“rodotos HalikarnÄsseus) was a Greek historian from Ionia who lived in the 5th century BC (ca. ... The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. ...

It was also conspicuous in the history of art, having produced in early times a school of sculptors, commencing with Rhoecus, also the architect of the temple of Hera. Another Samian was the great sculptor and inventor Theodorus, who are said to have invented with Rhoecus the art of casting statues in bronze. Another famous Samian sculptor, also called Pythagoras, migrated to Rhegium. Theodorus of Samos was a Greek sculptor and architect of the sixth century BC who is often credited with the invention of ore smelting and, according to Pausanius, the craft of casting. ...

The vases of Samos are among the most characteristic products of lonian pottery in the 6th century. The name Samian ware, derived from a passage in Pliny, N.H. xxxv. 160 sqq., often given to a kind of red pottery found wherever there are Roman settlements, has no scientific value.

Hellenistic Era

For some time (about 275-270 B.C.) Samos served as a base for the Egyptian fleet of the Ptolemies, at other periods it recognized the overlordship of Seleucid Syria. In 189 B.C. it was transferred by the Romans to their vassal, the Attalid dynasty's hellenistic kingdom of Pergamum, in Asia Minor. The Hellenistic period of Greek history was the period between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the annexation of the Greek peninsula and islands by Rome in 146 BC. Although the establishment of Roman rule did not break the continuity of Hellenistic society and culture, which... Ptolemy, one of Alexander the Greats generals, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexanders death in 323 BC. In 305 BC he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as Soter (saviour). ... The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic successor state of Alexander the Greats dominion. ... The Attalid dynasty was a Greek dynasty that ruled the city of Pergamon after the death of Lysimachus, a general of Alexander the Great. ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to...

Roman Era

Enrolled from 133 in the Roman province of Asia Minor, Samos sided with Aristonicus (132) and Mithradates (88) against its overlord, and consequently forfeited its autonomy, which it only temporarily recovered between the reigns of Augustus and Vespasian. Nevertheless, Samos remained comparatively flourishing, and was able to contest with Smyrna and Ephesus the title first city of lonia; it was chiefly noted as a health resort and for the manufacture of pottery. Since Emperor Diocletian's Tetrarchy it became part of the Provincia Insularum, in the diocese of Asiana in the eastern empire's pretorian prefecture of Oriens. Roman Greece is the period of Greek history following the Roman victory over the Corinthians at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC until the reestablishment of the city of Byzantium and the naming of the city by Emperor Constantine I as the capital of the Roman Empire (as Nova... Aristonicus (Latin; Greek: Aristonikos) is the name of several historical figures in the ancient world. ... The name Mithridates (more accurately, Mithradates) is derived from the Persian sun-god Mithra and the Indo-European root da, to give — i. ... For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus (born November 17, 9, died June 23, 79), known originally as Titus Flavius Vespasianus and usually referred to in English as Vespasian, was emperor of Rome from 69 to 79. ... Smyrna (Greek: Î£Î¼ÏÏÎ½Î·) is an ancient city (today Ä°zmir in Turkey) that was founded at a very early period at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. ... For the town in the southern United States, see Ephesus, Georgia. ... The Tetrarchs, a porphyry sculpture sacked from a Byzantine palace in 1204, Treasury of St. ...

Byzantine & Genoese Era

As part of the Byzantine Empire, Samos became the head of the Aegean theme (military district). After the 13th century it passed through much the same changes of government as Chios, and, like the latter island, became the property of the Genoese firm of Giustiniani (1346-1566; 1475 interrupted by an Ottoman period), . Byzantine Empire (Greek: Î’Ï…Î¶Î±Î½Ï„Î¹Î½Î® Î‘Ï…Ï„Î¿ÎºÏÎ±Ï„Î¿ÏÎ¯Î±) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... The Republic of Genoa, in full the Most Serene Republic of Genoa (known as the Ligurian Republic from 1798 to 1805) was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast from ca. ... The town of Pythagorio, on the south-eastern side of the island. ... The town of Pythagorio, on the south-eastern side of the island. ... The remains of the Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, along with the Heraion of Samos were jointly registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. ... Byzantine redirects here. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios), is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea seven kilometres (five miles) off the Turkish coast. ...

Ottoman Rule

During the early years of the Ottoman Empire most Samians abandoned the island. Those remaining lived inland in small settlements up in the mountains, hiding from pirates and other invaders. Around the 17th century privileges were given to Samos which became a semi-independent state. Many Greeks of Samian decent as well as others from Greek speaking territories settled on the island. The village of Mytilinioi for example, was inhabited by people from the island of Mytilini. Other settlers followed from various provinces in mainland Greece and as far away as Albania. Samos, (Ottoman Turkish: سيسام Sisam) belonged to the Ottoman Empire since 1533, as part of Elayet of Djeza'ir-i Bahr-i Sefid until the year 1832. Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century until its declaration of independence in 1821. ... Ottoman redirects here. ... This city is not ot be confused with a village in the island of Samos named Mytilinii Mytilene (Greek: ÎœÏ…Ï„Î¹Î»Î®Î½Î· - MytilÃni) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Ottoman Turkish is the variant of the Turkish language which was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire, containing extensive borrowings from Arabic and Persian and written in Arabic script. ... Ottoman redirects here. ...

During the Greek War of Independence, Samos bore a conspicuous part, setting up a revolutionary government under the following heads of local government:

It was in the strait between the island and Mount Mycale that Canaris set fire to and blew up a Turkish frigate, in the presence of the army that had been assembled for the invasion of the island, a success that led to the abandonment of the enterprise, and Samos held its own to the very end of the war. On the conclusion of peace, the island was indeed again handed over to the Turks. is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) - Athens, National Historical Museum Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence. ... Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) - Athens, National Historical Museum Ioannis Kolettis (1773-1847) was a Greek politician who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence. ... Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris (or Canaris, Greek: ÎšÏ‰Î½ÏƒÏ„Î±Î½Ï„Î¯Î½Î¿Ï‚ ÎšÎ±Î½Î¬ÏÎ·Ï‚) (1793 or 1795 â€“ September 2, 1877) was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician. ...

After repetitive rebellions, since 1835 it held an exceptionally advantageous position, being in fact self-governed, a semi-independent state tributary to Turkey, paying the annual sum of £2700,^[2] governed by a Christian governor of Greek nationality but nominated by the Porte, who bears the title of Prince (compare hospodar) of Samos. As chief of the executive power the prince was assisted by a senate of four members, chosen by him out of eight candidates nominated by the four districts of the island: Vathy, Chora, Marathokoumbo and Karlovasi. The legislative power belonged to a chamber of 36 deputies, presided over by the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan. The seat of the government was Vathy (6000). Hospodar or gospodar is a term of Slavonic origin, meaning lord. The rulers of Wallachia and Moldavia (only occasionally joined) were styled hospodars in Slavic writings from the 15th century to 1866, alongside the title of voivod. ...

The prosperity of the island pleaded for this arrangement. The population in 1900 was about 54,830, not comprising 15,000 natives of Samos inhabiting the adjoining coasts. The predominant religion is the Orthodox Greek, the metropolitan district including Samos and Ikaria. In 1900 there were 634 foreigners on the island (523 Hellenes, 13 Germans, 29 French, 28 Austrians and 24 of other nationalities). Stefan Bogoridi Prince Stefan Bogoridi (born Ð¡Ñ‚Ð¾Ð¹ÐºÐ¾ Ð¦Ð¾Ð½ÐºÐ¾Ð² Ð¡Ñ‚Ð¾Ð¹ÐºÐ¾Ð², Stoyko Tsonkov Stoykov; Bulgarian: ÐºÐ½ÑÐ· Ð¡Ñ‚ÐµÑ„Ð°Ð½ Ð‘Ð¾Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ð´Ð¸; Greek: Î£Ï„ÎÏ†Î±Î½Î¿Ï‚ Î’Î¿Î³Î¿ÏÎ¯Î´Î·Ï‚; Turkish: Stefanaki Bey; Romanian: Åžtefan Vogoride) (1775 or 1780, Kotel - August 1st 1859, Istanbul) was a high ranking Ottoman statesman of Bulgarian origin, grandson of Sofronius of Vratsa and father of Alexander Bogoridi and Nikola Bogoridi. ... Ion Ghica (1817-1897) was a Romanian diplomat and a prime minister of Romania between 1866 and 1867 and also between 1870-1871. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alexander Karatheodori Pasha (1833-1906) was a Turkish statesman who was born at Constantinople and studied in Paris. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Themistoklis Sophoulis (1860-1949) (or Themistoklis Sofoulis, Greek: Î˜ÎµÎ¼Î¹ÏƒÏ„Î¿ÎºÎ»Î®Ï‚ Î£Î¿Ï†Î¿ÏÎ»Î·Ï‚) was a prominent centrist politician, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years. ...

The modern capital of the island was, until the early 20th century, at a place called Khora, about 2 m. from the sea and from the site of the ancient city; but since the change in the political condition of Samos, the capital was transferred to Vathy, at the head of a deep bay on the North coast, which has become the residence of the prince and the seat of government. Here a new town has grown up, well built and paved, with a convenient harbour. In Timaeus Plato describes khÃ´ra as a receptacle, a space, or an interval. ...

Modern Era

The popular sentiment for merger with the Greek state of Hellas was not satisfied until 1913 when it was included in Greece as a result of the Balkan Wars. Samos has a sister town called Samo which is located in Calabria Italy Combatants Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali RÄ±za PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar... Samo is a small town located in the Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy. ... For other uses, see Calabria (disambiguation). ...

On August 3, 1989, a Shorts 330 aircraft of the Olympic Airways (now Olympic Airlines) crashed near Samos Airport; thirty-one passengers died. In the summer of 2000 a fire burned about 30% of the island's forests. is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Short C-23 Sherpa The Shorts 330 is a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. ... Olympic Airlines (ÎŸÎ»Ï…Î¼Ï€Î¹Î±ÎºÎÏ‚ Î‘ÎµÏÎ¿Î³ÏÎ±Î¼Î¼ÎÏ‚ - OA) is the state-run flag carrier of Greece, employing about 1850 people. ...

Architecture

The island is the location of the joint UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Heraion of Samos and the Pythagoreion which were designated in 1992.[1] UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... For other uses, see Heraion (disambiguation) The Heraion of Samos was built by the architects Rhoikos and Theodoros in 540 BC. The temple stood opposite the cult altar of Hera in her sanctuary. ... The remains of the Pythagoreion, an ancient fortified port with Greek and Roman monuments and a spectacular tunnel-aqueduct, along with the Heraion of Samos were jointly registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. ...

Samos city

The ancient capital, which bore the name of the island, was situated on the S. coast at the modern Tigani, directly opposite to the promontory of Mycale, the town itself adjoining the sea and having a large artificial port, the remains of which are still visible, as are the ancient walls that surrounded the summit of a hill which rises immediately above it, and now bears the name of Astypalaea. This formed the acropolis of the ancient city, which in its flourishing times covered the slopes of Mount Ampelus down to the shore. The aqueduct cut through the hill by Polycrates may still be seen. From this city a road led direct to the far famed temple of Hera, which was situated close to the shore, where its site is still marked by a single column, but even that bereft of its capital. This fragment, which has given to the neighboring headland the name of Capo Colonna, is all that remains standing of the temple that was extolled by Herodotus as the largest he had ever seen, and which vied in splendour as well as in celebrity with the temple of Diana at Ephesus. Though so little of the temple remains, the plan of it has been ascertained, and its dimensions found fully to verify the assertion of Herodotus, as compared with all other Greek temples existing in his time, though it was afterwards surpassed by the later temple at Ephesus.

Notable people

Theodorus of Samos was a Greek sculptor and architect of the sixth century BC who is often credited with the invention of ore smelting and, according to Pausanius, the craft of casting. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 6th century BC started on January 1, 600 BC and ended on December 31, 501 BC. // Monument 1, an Olmec colossal head at La Venta The 5th and 6th centuries BC were a time of empires, but more importantly, a time... Rhoecus, or RhÅ“cus (Gr. ... For the bishop, see Polycrates of Ephesus. ... Pythagoras of Samos (Greek: ; between 580 and 572 BCâ€“between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian (Greek) philosopher[1] and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica, the eleventh edition The EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910â€“1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the EncyclopÃ¦dia Britannica. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

Classical authors: Pauly-Wissowa is the name commonly used for the Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, 1894ff, a German encyclopedia of classical scholarship. ...

Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: HÄ“rodotos HalikarnÄsseus) was a Greek historian from Ionia who lived in the 5th century BC (ca. ... Bust of Thucydides residing in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. ... The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. ... Xenophon, Greek historian Xenophon (In Greek , ca. ...

External References

Plus the volumes of the Samos series of archaeological reports published by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut.

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Paros (Greek: Î½Î®ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚ Î Î¬ÏÎ¿Ï‚; Venetian: isola di Paro) is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Santorini (Greek Î£Î±Î½Ï„Î¿ÏÎ¯Î½Î·, IPA: ) is a small, circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km south-east from Greeces mainland. ... Seriphos (or Serifos) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Siphnos. ... Sifnos (Greek: Î£Î¯Ï†Î½Î¿Ï‚) is an island in the Cyclades complex in Greece. ... Sikinos is a Greek island in the Cyclades. ... Syros (Greek: Î£ÏÏÎ¿Ï‚), or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. ... Tinos (Greek: Î¤Î®Î½Î¿Ï‚; Italian: Tine) is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea. ... The Dodecanese (Greek Î”Ï‰Î´ÎµÎºÎ¬Î½Î·ÏƒÎ±, DodekÃ¡nisa, Turkish Onikiada, both meaning twelve islands; Italian Dodecaneso) are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey. ... Agathonisi (Î‘Î³Î±Î¸Î¿Î½Î®ÏƒÎ¹) is a small island located at the northernmost point of the Dodecanese prefecture in Greece. ... A map of Arki showing the location of its main town The main town of Arki and its port Arki (Greek name: Î‘ÏÎºÎ¿Î¹) is a group of several small islands situated in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece close to the Turkish Aegean Coast which is part of the dodecanese archipelago. ... Armathia (Greek: Î‘ÏÎ¼Î¬Î¸Î¹Î±) is a Greek island belonging to the Dodecanese group in the eastern Aegean sea. ... Astipalea Astipalea (or Astypalea or Astypalaia, Greek: Î‘ÏƒÏ„Ï…Ï€Î¬Î»Î±Î¹Î±; Italian: Stampalia; Ottoman Turkish: Ø§Ø³ØªØ§Ù†Ø¨ÙˆÙ„ÙŠÙ‡ Ä°stanbulya) is a Greek island with 1. ... Gyali (Greek Î“Ï…Î±Î»Î¯, also spelled Yiali or Yali) is a volcanic Greek island in the Dodecanese, located halfway between Kos and Nisyros. ... Halki can refer to several different things: An island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Turkey; see Halki (Island). ... Pothia Kalymnos, Greek: ÎšÎ¬Î»Ï…Î¼Î½Î¿Ï‚; (Turkish: Kilimli; Italian: CÃ lino) is a Greek island in the south-eastern Aegean Sea. ... Karpathos (Greek: , Turkish: , Italian: , Latin: ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, in the southeastern Aegean Sea. ... Kasos is a Greek island in the Dodecanese. ... Kastellórizo is a small Greek island less than 5 km off the south coast of Turkey, about 110 km east of Rhodes. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Leros (Greek: Î›ÎÏÎ¿Ï‚; Italian: LÃ¨ro) is a Greek island in the Dodecanese, in the southern Aegean Sea. ... Lipsi, viewed from the harbour Leipsoi (Greek: Î›ÎµÎ¹ÏˆÎ¿Î¯, also: Lipsi) is an island south of Samos and to the north of Leros in Greece. ... Nisyros (Greek: ÎÎ¯ÏƒÏ…ÏÎ¿Ï‚; also transliterated Nissiros; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a volcanic Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ... Skala viewed from the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Theologos, one of the UN World Heritage Sites. ... Binomial name Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) The southern platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Poecilidae of order Cyprinodontiformes. ... Pserimos is a small island in the Dodecanese chain, lying between Kalymnos and Kos in front of the coast of Turkey. ... Rho (greek: Î¡Ï‰) is a small Greek island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea near KastellÃ³rizo and less than 800 m from the Turkish coast. ... Rhodes (Greek: Î¡ÏŒÎ´Î¿Ï‚ RhÃ³dhos; Italian Rodi; [[Ladino language| ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, situated in eastern Aegean Sea. ... Saria Island is an island in Greece. ... The Islet of Strongili (in the background) seen from North. ... Symi (Greek: Î£ÏÎ¼Î·, also transliterated Syme or Simi; Ottoman Turkish SÃ¶mbeki) is a small but historic Greek island and municipality. ... Syrna or Sirna (Greek: Î£ÏÏÎ½Î±), also with an y or an i accented. ... View over Livadhia, the port and main village on Tilos TÃlos (Greek: Î¤Î®Î»Î¿Ï‚; ancient form: Telos, Turkish: Ä°lyaki; Italian: Piscopi) is a small Greek island located in the Aegean Sea. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios), is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea seven kilometres (five miles) off the Turkish coast. ... Chryse was a small island in the Aegean Sea mentioned by Sophocles and Pausanias. ... Icaria, also spelled Ikaria (Greek: ), locally Nikaria or Nicaria (ÎÎ¹ÎºÎ±ÏÎ¹Î¬), ancient name: Doliche (Î”Î¿Î»Î¯Ï‡Î·), is a Greek island 10 nautical miles (19 km) south-west of Samos. ... For the district, see GÃ¶kÃ§eada (district). ... Lemnos (mod. ... Lesbos (Modern Greek: Lesvos (Î›ÎÏƒÎ²Î¿Ï‚), Turkish: Midilli), is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. ... Psara (Greek: Î¨Î±ÏÎ¬) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ... Coordinates 40Â°29â€² N 25Â°31â€² E Country Greece Periphery East Macedonia and Thrace Prefecture Evros Population 2,723 source (2001) Area 178. ... Tenedos, known as Bozcaada officially and by its Turkish inhabitants, (Greek: , Tenedhos), is a small island in the Aegean Sea, part of the Bozcaada district of Ã‡anakkale province in Turkey. ... Thasos or Thassos (Greek: Î˜Î¬ÏƒÎ¿Ï‚, Ottoman Turkish: Ø·Ø§Ø´ÙˆØ² TaÅŸÃ¶z, Bulgarian: ) is an island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su). ... The Saronic Islands are so named because they lie in the Saronic Gulf just off the Greek mainland. ... Aegina (Greek: Î‘Î¯Î³Î¹Î½Î± (Egina)) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 31 miles (50 km) from Athens. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dokos is a small Greek island of the Argo-Saronic Gulf, adjacent to Hydra, and separated from the Peloponnese by a narrow strait called on some maps the Hydra Gulf. ... For other uses, see Hydra. ... Poros (Greek: Î ÏŒÏÎ¿Ï‚) is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 km (32 miles) south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel. ... Salamis (Greek, Modern: Î£Î±Î»Î±Î¼Î¯Î½Î± SalamÃna, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î£Î±Î»Î±Î¼Î¯Ï‚ SalamÃs) is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) off-coast from Piraeus. ... Spetses ( Modern Greek: Î£Ï€ÎÏ„ÏƒÎµÏ‚, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î£Ï€ÎÏ„ÏƒÎ±Î¹, Spetsai) is an island of Greece, sometimes included as one of the Saronic Islands. ... This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece: Chrysi Crete Dia Euboea Gavdos Koufonisi Ydra The Cyclades Amorgos Anafi Andros Antiparos Anydro Delos Donoussa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kea Keros Kimolos Kithnos Makronisos Milos Mykonos (Mikonos) Naxos Paros Pholegandros Santorini (also called Thira) Serifos Sifnos Sikinos... Adelfoi (Greek: Î‘Î´ÎµÎ»Ï†Î¿Î¯) is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Alonissos, Alonisos or Alonnisos (Greek: Αλόννησος) is an island, a village and a municipality located in the eastern part of the Sporades and the southern part of the island. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Gioura (Greek: Î“Î¹Î¿ÏÏÎ±) is a Greek island and an abandoned settlement in the eastern part of the Sporades. ... Kyra Panagia is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Peristera is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Piperi (Greek: Î Î¹Ï€ÎÏÎ¹ meaning pepper) is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Psathoura is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Repio (Greek: Î¡ÎÏ€Î¹Î¿) is a Greek island and an abandoned settlement in the eastern part of the Sporades. ... Sarakino is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Skantzoura (Greek: Î£ÎºÎ¬Î½Ï„Î¶Î¿Ï…ÏÎ±) is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Skiathos (Greek: Î£ÎºÎ¹Î¬Î¸Î¿Ï‚), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skopelos (Greek: Î£ÎºÏŒÏ€ÎµÎ»Î¿Ï‚) is a Greek island in the western Aegean sea. ... Skyropoula is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Skyros (Greek: Î£ÎºÏÏÎ¿Ï‚) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. ... Tsougria (Greek: Î¤ÏƒÎ¿Ï…Î³ÎºÏÎ¹Î¬), also Tsoungkria is a Greek island and an abandoned settlement in the western part of the Sporades. ... Valaxa is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... For the Greek mythological figures see Euboea Euboea, or Negropont or Negroponte (Modern Greek: Î•ÏÎ²Î¿Î¹Î± Ã‰via, Ancient Greek EÃºboia), is the second largest of the Greek Aegean Islands and the second largest Greek island overall in area and population (after Crete). ... Gavdos (Greek: Î“Î±ÏÎ´Î¿Ï‚) is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much bigger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the prefecture of Chania. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Categories: Archaeological sites in Greece | Islands of Greece | North Aegean islands | Samos Prefecture | Tourism in Greece This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In antiquity, Phrygia (Greek: ) was a kingdom in the west central part of the Anatolia. ... For the town in the southern United States, see Ephesus, Georgia. ... Corinth, or Korinth (Greek: ÎšÏŒÏÎ¹Î½Î¸Î¿Ï‚, KÃ³rinthos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... There is another Kechries, see Kechries Kechries (Greek Modern: Κεχριές, rarely Κεχρεές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Kechreai), older form: Cenchreae, Kechriai, Kekhries, Kekhriai, Kekhriais is a community in the municipality of Corinth in Corinthia. ... Map of the Troas The Troas (Troad) is an ancient region in the northwestern part of Anatolia, bounded by the Hellespont to the northwest, the Aegean Sea to the west, and separated from the rest of Anatolia by the massif that forms Mount Ida. ... Assos (Behramkale) - located in Turkey Aristotle lived here and St Paul visited, but today visitors go to Assos as a tranquil Aegean-coast seaside retreat amid ancient ruins. ... Mytilene (Greek: ÎœÏ…Ï„Î¹Î»Î®Î½Î· - MytilÃni, Turkish: Midilli), also Mytilini, is the capital city of Lesbos (formerly known as Lesbos but the modern name is Mytilene), a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, and the Lesbos Prefecture as well. ... Chios (Greek: , alternative transliterations Khios and Hios), is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea seven kilometres (five miles) off the Turkish coast. ... The lower half of the benches and the remnants of the scene building of the theater of Miletus (August 2005) Miletus (Carian: Anactoria Hittite: Milawata or Millawanda, Greek: ÎœÎ¯Î»Î·Ï„Î¿Ï‚ transliterated Miletos, Turkish: Milet) was an ancient city on the western coast of Anatolia (in what is now Aydin Province, Turkey), near... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Rhodes (Greek: Î¡ÏŒÎ´Î¿Ï‚ RhÃ³dhos; Italian Rodi; [[Ladino language| ) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, situated in eastern Aegean Sea. ... Patara (Lycian: Pttara), later renamed Arsinoe (Greek: ), was a flourishing maritime and commercial city on the south-west coast of Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey near the modern small town of GelemiÅŸ, in Antalya Province. ... Tyre (Arabic , Phoenician , Hebrew Tzor, Tiberian Hebrew , Akkadian , Greek TÃ½ros) is a city in the South Governorate of Lebanon. ... Caesarea Palaestina, also called Caesarea Maritima, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of a place previously called Pyrgos Stratonos (Strato or Stratons Tower, in Latin Turris Stratonis). ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

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