In Thassos, in the 3rd and 4th centuries BC, the ceramic workshops mainly manufactured amphorae in which the famous Thassos wine was stored, which was exported in large quantities throughout the ancient world. The seals that were imprinted - before the amphora was fired in the kiln - on the handle,
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The market of Thassos was the political, administrative and religious center of the ancient city of the island. It is a monumental complex that took its final form over the course of many centuries. The earliest structures that have been identified in the area of the ancient Agora of Thassos date
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The colony of Thassos was founded in the 7th century. BC in the northern part of the island from Parius. The settler Telesiklis was the father of the poet Archilochos who himself participated in the second wave of colonization. His poetry depicts the difficulties and struggles of the first settlers
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The ancient theater located in the archaeological site of the ancient city of Thassos, is built in a natural hollow of the hill, while its rear part rests on the wall. Its existence is already attested from the 5th century. BC by Hippocrates. We do not know the form that the chamber and the
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The Conservatory in the ancient city of Thassos was built in Roman times. It is located to the south of the market and to the southeast of the paved courtyard with the 100 marble slabs. This marble building has an orchestra in the shape of a two-thirds circle, a pillar on which the steps rest,
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On the second peak of the Acropolis of ancient Thassos, there is the sanctuary of Poliuchos Athena, on a large plateau with a natural configuration to the south and with two isomorphic rampart walls to the west and north. In addition to the traces of a propylon, the remains of a temple were also
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The Sanctuary of Artemis, or Artemision, was built on the edge of the rocky mass that descends towards the sea from the Acropolis of the city. In the excavations, excellent quality ceramics and votive offerings (mainly figurines) were found in depositors, the oldest of which date to the first half
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Outside the walls, on the rocky promontory of Evraiokastro, outside the ancient city of Thassos, but very close to the wall, is the sanctuary of the Institutional deities, Demeter and Kori. After all, the sanctuary of Demeter was always erected outside the walls or at the foot of the acropolis. The
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At a distance of 100 m. north from the market of ancient Thassos is the sanctuary of Dionysos (Dionysion), which is commemorated at the end of the 5th century. BC by Hippocrates. The ruins of the sanctuary date back to the 4th and 3rd centuries. B.C., The enclosure of the 4th c. BC is built with
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On the southern side of Thassos, there is the peninsula of Aliki, which is surrounded by two sheltered bays that are natural harbors. At the mouth of the eastern bay in Aliki is the ancient sanctuary of the middle of the 7th century BC. It is a building with dimensions of 30 and 15 meters, which
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During the excavations in the ancient city of Thassos, the remains of the supposed first temple, built in the second half of the 7th century, were discovered. BC the Parian settlers in honor of the patron of the city of Thassos, Herakles. However, according to Herodotus, the cult of Hercules was
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The sanctuary of Panos is located on the road that leads from the sanctuary of Athena to the third peak of the acropolis of the ancient city of Thassos. It is a rural shrine created in a small artificial cave, a semi-circular hollow carved into the rock. The sanctuary is decorated with a relief in a
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The sanctuary of the god Poseidon (Poseidonion) was discovered in the area north of Dionysios, in the ancient city of Thassos. An enclosure with iso-structure masonry from the end of the 5th century leads to the sanctuary. BC which is located near the Chariot Gate. The monumental entrance on the
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Parallel to the northeastern wall of the ancient city of Thassos, on a plateau is placed one of the most famous sanctuaries of the 6th century. BC dedicated to the god of music, Apollo. The colossal half-life statue of the Kriophoros Kouros that greets us today at the Archaeological Museum of
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At the southern end of the island of Thassos is the peninsula of Aliki. On both sides of this isthmus there are two natural coves that have been used as harbors since ancient times. The entire peninsula consists of solid white marble rock and was an open pit quarry throughout antiquity. Continuous
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The sanctuary of Herakles is located on the promontory of Evraiokastro, near the sanctuary of Demeter and Koris. The cult of the demigod is related to the Phoenician tradition. The sanctuary, consisting of a large Ionic temple and a 5-room portico, dates back to the 5th BC. century and replaced a
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The excavations carried out again this year in the Ancient Necropolis of Thassos by the 2nd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities brought to light very important findings from classical and Hellenistic times. In a rescue excavation carried out on a privately owned plot of land in
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The ancient seaside cemetery of Thassos was discovered in 2004 at about 500 meters from the gate of Sota. These are burials dating from the 2nd century BC. until the 2nd AD century. and cover the northern and eastern border of the D. Myroni plot. The excavated tombs are tile-roofed, box-shaped, as
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The "Kastri" fortress peak was inhabited for the first time at the beginning of the 5th millennium BC and shows continuity of habitation from the earliest to the last phase of the New Neolithic Period At the end of the Neolithic Age (end of the 5th - beginning of the 4th BC . millennium) the
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On the island of Thassos, the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the island had started from the upper Paleolithic era, that is around 18000 BC. Ocher mining in the location of "Jines" of Thassos is, according to the current data, the oldest mining activity in Europe. The mining gallery that was
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During Christian times, worship from the coast of the Alyki peninsula shifted to the top of the hill. The entire complex is the result of four building phases from 400/425 to the beginning of the 7th century when it was abandoned. It consists of three churches, of which two are visible, known in the
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Ancient vineyards and impressive megalithic wine presses from Hellenistic times were discovered at the "Kambos" site in the Castle of Thassos. The presses are large structures, preserved in extremely good condition, and are rectangular in shape. They date from the Hellenistic period to the late
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In the prehistoric settlement of Limenaria Thassos, during the excavations embankments of the late Middle and early Neolithic period were found in the southwestern part of the settlement as well as architectural remains of the Bronze Age on the top and on the eastern side of the hill. The first
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During the Early Bronze Age, small, fortified coastal settlements were established in Thassos, as in other parts of the Aegean, such as the one at Skala Sotiros. The settlement flourished in the middle of the 3rd millennium and we speculate that, due to its small area (only 1 hectare), the
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At a point on the wall of the ancient city of Thassos, where it is preserved at a sufficient height, towards the plain, is the monumental gate of Zeus and Hera. It was an elaborate gate, fortified with a tower, which bore rich architectural and sculptural decoration with molded architectural facades
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The district of the Gate of Mercury is located immediately behind the wall of the ancient city of Thassos, which was built at the beginning of the 5th century BC, at the base of the slope where the theater dominates, on the extreme slopes of the northwest side of the acropolis. We are led to the
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The circular tower of Thymonia is located in the SE. part of the island, a short distance from Aliki and the coastal farmhouse and tower of Schidi. It is the largest tower on the island, located on top of a limestone hill, and seems to dominate the surrounding fertile plain. No excavation research
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In ancient times Thassos was one of the ten largest Greek cities, with power due to the wealth of the island in marble, metals, gold, fishing as well as the exploitation of its agricultural production. In Thassos, there are few excavated farmhouses and some, like the one in Marmaromandra, next to
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The gate of Silinos is an opening in the impressive wall of the ancient city of Thassos. On the left pillar of the gate there is a relief of a bearded ithyphal Silenus (which is 2 m high) holding a beetle. It is probably the oldest of the reliefs that adorn the fortification, whose possible dating
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