Chalcidice
Archaeological Sites
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Ruins of a basilica and bath from the early Christian period. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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Tomba was inhabited from the end of the Neolithic era up to the Iron Age (3000 - 800 BC). To the west of the mound, an organized cemetery of the Early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC). Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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It was founded in the 8th century BC by Eretrian settlers. Famous for the oracle of Ammon Zeus (5th century BC to Roman times). Building remains of the sanctuary with a Doric temple (second half of the 4th century BC) were discovered on the beach of the village of Kallithea (or Maltepe). Two …»
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Ruins of a public building, perhaps a portico with shops, built on the remains of a Roman bath (5th - 6th century AD). Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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A well-preserved fortress, a five-sided enclosure with two-story towers (4th - 1st century BC), was excavated on the low hill of Trypini Petra, between the foothills of Mount Kerdylio and the beach of Vrasna, which controlled Strymonikos gulf and the passage to Thrace. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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( Akanthos ) It was founded in the middle of the 7th century BC from Ionian settlers of Andros, perhaps also from Chalcidians of Evia. In 348 BC it was occupied by King Philip II and in 200 BC. passed into Roman rule. Very important port in the NE. side of the coast, i.e. the peninsula of Athos, …»
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It was founded by Eretrians of Evia, initially perhaps as a trading post during the First Colonization (13th - 12th century BC) and in the 8th century BC as a regular colony. In 348 BC it was destroyed by the Macedonians, but continued to be inhabited in Roman times. It was famous for its "Mendaion …»
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Prehistoric settlement near the ancient Mikyberni, port of Olynthos with remains mainly of the early and middle Bronze Age (3rd millennium - first half of the 2nd millennium BC). The finds are exhibited in the Museum of Thessaloniki. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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(Potidea or Cassandria) It was founded around 600 BC. by Corinthian settlers. In 429 BC, after a two-year siege, the Athenians captured it and installed clerics. In 356 BC it was deserted by King Philip II and only in 316/5 BC. it was refounded by Cassander, under the name Kassandrea. In the 1st …»
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(Stagiros or Stagira) They were founded by Ionian settlers of Andros in the middle of the 7th century BC. In 349/8 BC they were destroyed by King Philip II, but were re-founded by him in honor of the Stagerite philosopher Aristotle, teacher of M. Alexander. The ruins of the ancient city extend on …»
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A settlement of the latest Neolithic (5300 - 4500 BC) with important findings, one of the first to be investigated in the area of Macedonia. From the 7th c. BC it was the most important city of the Vottians. Its name is pre-Greek, probably meaning wild fig. In 479 BC was destroyed by the Persians. …»
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(Ouranoupolis) In the area of Nea Roda are placed the colony of Andrian's Sanis from the 7th century BC and Ouranopolis (or Ouranidon polis), which was founded at the end of the 4th century BC. SW. of the village, a sanctuary dating from the late archaic to the Hellenistic era (late 6th - 2nd …»
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Cave with important remains of the Paleolithic era (110,000 - 9000/8000 BC), the oldest in Greece. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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On the sandy and flat Poseidi cape, west of Kalandra, there is a sanctuary of Poseidon. Perhaps founded by Eretrian sailors. The ruins of four cult buildings have been uncovered that abut or lay on top of each other due to lack of space. The oldest is the arched building S from the 11th century BC. …»
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(Arethusa) City of ancient Mygdonia, next to Egnatia street. Probably a colony of Chalcidians from Evia. The dramatic poet Euripides died and was buried here. Remains of the ancient city, the wall and the acropolis, on a hilltop near the church of Agia Marina Modiou. Cemetery of the same era. …»
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On the west coast of Kassandra, the settlements that developed on two nearby mounds date respectively to the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The city was founded in the 8th century BC. by Eretrian settlers. The ancient city extends in the area of the hotel "Sani" and its citadel was located on the …»
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It is mentioned by Thucydides as the most ancient colony of Chalkidiki. It was founded by the Peloponnesians immediately after the Trojan War. It continued to be inhabited in Hellenistic and Roman times. The ancient city is located on coastal fortified heights in the area of Mytikas, 3 km SE. of …»
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At the Zepkos site, ruins of a three-aisled early Christian basilica with two naves. Marble architectural members are preserved. Early Christian tombs. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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On the rocky peninsula of Lykythos (Kastro), excavations revealed traces of habitation from the early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC) and remains of houses from the early Iron Age (11th - 8th century BC). The ancient city was founded by Chalcidians of Evia. In 348 BC it was occupied by the …»