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	Samothrace - LoveToKnow 1911
		Herodotus expressly tells us that the "orgies" which were celebrated at Samothrace were derived from the Pelasgians (ii.
		The only occasion on which the island is mentioned in history is during the expedition of Xerxes (B.C. 480), when the Samothracians sent a contingent to the Persian fleet, one ship of which bore a conspicuous part in the battle of Salamis (Herod.
		After visits by travellers, including Cyriac of Ancona (1444), Richter (1822), and Kiepert (1842), Samothrace was explored in 1857 by Conze, who published an account of it, as well as the larger neighbouring islands, in 1860.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Samothrace (0 words)

	Samothraki, Greece
		Samothrace, a relatively small island in the North Aegean near Turkey, has made one major contribution to world culture—the magnificent sculpture of Nike (Victory) that gave its image to the Rolls Royce radiator cap and its name to the world's largest sneaker manufacturer.
		Nearly eleven feet tall, winged, headless, and armless, the statue is a masterpiece of Hellenistic sculpture, summing up all the accomplishments of the Greeks at the very historical moment that their power was beginning to wane.
		Samothrace has no airport, and ferry connections to neighboring islands (usually only Limnos and Lesvos) vary widely depending on the season.
	www.greektravel.com /greekislands/samothraki/index.htm (0 words)

	Poynter Online - Phyllis Williams Lehmann, 91, Arcaheologist of Samothrace
		Lehmann was an authority on the monuments and architecture of Samothrace, a remote, mountainous island in the north Aegean.
		She was assistant field director of the excavation from 1948 to 1960 and acting director from 1960 to 1965, and she remained closely involved with Samothrace for the rest of her career.
		Working on Samothrace in 1949, Phyllis Lehmann made one of her most important discoveries, a tall marble statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, dating from the second century B.C. Unearthed in three large pieces, Dr. Lehmann's statue was the third Nike to be found on the island.
	www.poynter.org /content/content_view.asp?id=86033 (0 words)

	Samothrace
		The ancient Palaeopolis together with the ruins of the shrine of the Great Gods.
		This is where the famous sculpture, the Victory of Samothrace now in the Louvre, was found.
		A visit to this place and to the Archaeological museum next to it is a must.
	www.greece.org /poseidon/work/islands2/northeast/Samothrakitr.html (0 words)

	Samothrace Index english
		Timetable ferryboat Samothrace, Kavala, Limnos, Lavrio from 2007/07/04......
		We have created this page to bring you up to the minute information about Samothrace, so that your visit will be as easy and enjoyable as possible.
		Weather forecast with up to the minute information for Alexandroupoli (about 50 km from Samothrace).
	www.samothraki.com /htm/index_e.htm (682 words)

	Samothrace
		Context: Samothrace is a mountainous island in the north Aegean Sea.
		Samothrace was the center of a Greek mystery cult that centered on deities known as the Cabeiri.
		The island's importance as a religious center is evident in its impressive sanctuaries, one of which is shown above.
	www.luthersem.edu /ckoester/paul/journey2/Samothrace.htm (114 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Samothrace
		Samothrace (Greek: Σαμοθράκη, Samothraki, Turkish: Semadirek) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea.
		Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros Fengari (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres.
		With the battle of Pydna Samothrace became independent, a condition that ended when Vespasian absorbed the island in the Roman Empire in AD The Byzantines ruled till 1204, when Venetians took their place, only to be dislodged by a Genoan family in 1355, the Gattilusi.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Samothrace (644 words)

	Samothrace (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros Fengari (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres.
		Samothrace was part of the Athenian Empire in the 5th century BC, and then passed successively through Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in 1913 following the Balkan War.
		Samothrace is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea.
	encyclopedia.vestigatio.com /Samothrace (523 words)

	Winged Victory of Samothrace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called Nike of Samothrace, is a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory), discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace (Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
		The Victory is one of the great surviving masterpieces of sculpture from the Hellenistic period, despite the fact that the figure is significantly damaged, missing its head and outstretched arms.
		The Samothrace Archaeological Museum, however, says that the statue was an offering donated by the Macedonian general Demetrius I Poliorcetes after his naval victory at Cyprus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nike_of_Samothrace (750 words)

	Samothrace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθράκη, Samothraki, Turkish: Semadirek) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea.
		Samothrace was not a state of any political significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island is too mountainous for cultivation: Oros Fengari (Mount Moon) rises to 1,624 metres.
		With the battle of Pydna Samothrace became independent, a condition that ended when Vespasian absorbed the island in the Roman Empire in AD The Byzantines ruled till 1204, when Venetians took their place, only to be dislodged by a Genoan family in 1355, the Gattilusi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samothrace (650 words)

	Samothrace (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Samothrace (in Greek :Σαμοθρακη / Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea.
		Samothrace was never a state of any significance in ancient Greece, since it has no natural harbour and most of the island istoo mountainous for cultivation: Oros Fengari (Mt Moon) rises to 1.624 metres.
		Samothrace was part of the Athenian Empire in the 5th century BC,and then passed successively through Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in 1913 following the Balkan War.
	www.therfcc.org /samothrace-100607.html (313 words)

	SAMOTHRACE- History
		Samothrace was an important religious centre, respected and protected all the way to Roman times, even unto the end of the 4th century A.D. whereupon Christianity had become firmly established.
		Samothrace became a member of the first Athenian alliance in 477 B.C. Following the termination of the Peloponnesian war the Spartans conquered Samothrace; according to Plutarch, General Lyssader came to the island and was initiated the Kaveirian mysteries.
		The Greek fleet liberated Samothrace in 1912 (October 19, 1912), and its annexation to Greece was ratified in February of 1914.
	alex.eled.duth.gr /Samothrace/en3.html (1316 words)

	Phyllis Williams Lehmann; archaeologist of Samothrace; 91 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Lehmann was an authority on the monuments and architecture of Samothrace, a remote, mountainous island in the north Aegean.
		She was assistant field director of the excavation from 1948 to 1960 and acting director from 1960 to 1965, and she remained closely involved with Samothrace for the rest of her career.
		Working on Samothrace in 1949, Phyllis Lehmann made one of her most important discoveries, a tall marble statue of Nike, the goddess of victory, dating from the second century B.C. Unearthed in three large pieces, Phyllis Lehmann's statue was the third Nike to be found on the island.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041023/news_1m23lehmann.html (605 words)

	Winged Victory of Samothrace - InformationBlast
		The Winged Victory of Samothrace is the name given in English to a statue of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory), discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace (Greek Samothraki) amongst excavations initiated by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
		This probably served as part of an outdoor altar, constituted an ex-voto dedication in gratitide for victory and was intended to represent the goddess personifying 'Victory' as she descended from the skies to the triumphant fleet.
		In 1950 one of the statue's hands was found on Samothrace and is now in a glass case in the Louvre next to the podium on which the statue stands.
	www.informationblast.com /Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace.html (498 words)

	Winged Victory of Samothrace \| Musée du Louvre
		This exceptional monument was unearthed in 1863 on the small island of Samothrace in the northwest Aegean.
		The sanctuary at Samothrace was consecrated to the Cabeiri, gods of fertility whose help was invoked to protect seafarers and to grant victory in war.
		Of all the works in the Louvre, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo are among the most admired: in their striking depiction of the human form they encapsulate the "Greek spirit." This circuit traces this artistic quest of sculptors who had an indelible influence on Western art.
	www.louvre.fr /llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT<>cnt_id=10134198673225805&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE<>cnt_id=10134198673225805&FOLDER<>folder_id=9852723696500817&bmUID=1144250534685&bmLocale=en (880 words)

	Samothrace Island - Hellas Blue Travel guide for Greece and greek Islands
		Samothrace is not on the main tourist route, but the natural beauty of the island, rivers, forests and mountains, astounds those who come here.
		Samothrace is rich in flora and fauna and ideal for nature lovers.
		The main capital of Samothrace is charming with its meandering lanes and houses tiered on the hillsides.
	www.hellasblue.com /eng/districts/ne_agean/samothrace/samothrace_main.htm (291 words)

	Salonica Yachting - Samothrace - Island of Mysteries
		Samothrace is surrounded by an aura of mystery.
		Samothrace was known as the 'Delos of the north Aegean', and its sanctuary was compared to that of Eleusis.
		Samothrace is an island covered in ruined castles, chrystal waters, green valleys and forests.
	www.salonica-yachting.gr /samothrace.htm (431 words)

	Samothrace, Greece
		Samothrace, lying 40km/25mi off the Thracian coast, is the most northeasterly outpost of the Greek island world.
		As its name ("Thracian Samos") indicates, Samothrace was originally populated by Thracians, who founded the sanctuary of the Great Gods.
		After the fall of the Roman Empire Samothrace alternated between Byzantine, Venetian and Genoese rule until it fell to the Turks in 1457.
	www.planetware.com /greece/samothrace-gr-thr-samot.htm (463 words)

	Winged Victory of Samothrace (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Winged Victory of Samothrace is the name given in English to a marble sculpture of the Greekgoddess Nike (Victory), discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace (Greek Samothraki) amongstexcavations initiated by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
		The Samothrace Archaeological Museum, however, says that the statue was an offering donated bythe Macedonian general Demetrius I Poliorcetes afterhis naval victory at Cyprus.
		In 1950 one of the statue's hands was found on Samothrace and is now in a glass case in the Louvrenext to the podium on which the statue stands.
	www.therfcc.org /winged-victory-of-samothrace-95932.html (496 words)

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		I believe that such analysis inevitably leads to the conclusion that the Nike of Samothrace is a Pergamene dedication memorializing the Pergamene-engineered Roman capture in 166 BC of King Perseus, last of the Macedonians, at the island of Samothrace itself.
		Because Perseus fled to Samothrace seeking asylum after his defeat at Pydna and was then trapped there by the Pergamene navy, and thereby ultimately captured by the Romans, the island is the actual scene of victory, and, unlike the battle in the Hellespont, the Nike of Samothrace may really overlook the point of capture.
		The Pergamenes must have felt this special connection to Samothrace, not only because it was the site of ultimate victory in a war Eumenes had contrived, but also because the Samothracians themselves had acted rationally and given up Perseus after the island’s magistrates became convinced that he was undeserving of their protection.
	www.yale.edu /greencorps/samothrace.htm (7317 words)

	Samothrace
		Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea.
		Among those who visited this shrine to be initiated into the island cult were King Lysander of Sparta, Philip II of Macedon and Cornelius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar.
		Samothrace was part of the Athenian Empire in the 5th century BC, and then passed successively through Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rule before being returned to Greek rule in 1913 following the Balkan War.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Samothrace.html (554 words)

	Frederick Sommer - Special Gallery Samothrace
		This is a negative Frederick Sommer made with soot, one of his many smoke on glass negatives.
		The deposit of soot combined with the relief or intaglio nature of the drawing, created tonal densities and transparencies that rivaled his silver negatives.
		This is the second state, or second-impression, of the same smoked foil drawing.
	www.fredericksommer.org /special-samothrace.html (174 words)

	Winged Victory of Samothrace at AllExperts
		The Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called Nike of Samothrace, is a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory), discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace (Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki) by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau.
		A partial inscription on the base of the statue includes the word "Rhodhios" (Rhodes), indicating that the statue was commissioned to celebrate a naval victory by Rhodes, at that time the most powerful maritime state in the Aegean.
		The Samothrace Archaeological Museum, however, says that the statue was an offering donated by the Macedonian general Demetrius I Poliorcetes after his naval victory at Cyprus.
	en.allexperts.com /e/w/wi/winged_victory_of_samothrace.htm (743 words)

	AllRefer.com - Samothrace, Greece (Greek Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The main town is Samothrace, or SamothrAki, located on the northwest shore.
		In ancient times Samothrace was an important center of worship.
		B.C. to adorn a ship and later transferred to the island, was discovered on Samothrace in 1863 and is now in the Louvre in Paris.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Samothra.html (238 words)

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