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	Thassos portal, infromation regarding Thasos or Thassos island, Greece
		Thassos (Thasos) is one of the most beautiful islands of Greece, combining sea and mountains.
		The excellent beaches with crystal clear water, the remote tiny bays, the picturesque villages and the busy night life make Thassos an ideal and popular resort.Thassos is situated close the mainland, its nearest point is 10km from the mouth of the Nestos, and it thus faces the boundary between Macedonia and Thrace.
		The marble quarries of Thasos have always been famous; the gold mines earned in antiquity for the island the epithet of 'golden'.
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	Thasos - LoveToKnow 1911
		Herodotus, who visited Thasos, says that the best mines on the island were those which had been opened by the Phoenicians on the east side of the island facing Samothrace.
		Thasos, the capital, stood on the north side of the island, and had two harbours, one of which was closed.
		Archilochus described Thasos as "an ass's backbone crowned with wild wood," and the description still suits the mountainous island with its forests of fir.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Thasos (673 words)

	Thasos
		Thasos (Greek:) or Thassos is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su).
		Thasos serves ferry routes to and from Kavala and a port at the eastern portion of the prefecture.
		Division of the Thasos municipality, population 13765 (2001)
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/Cities/Thasos.html (894 words)

	Satyrs and Nymphs
		Thasos was important in wine trade and also controlled rich silver mines on the mainland.
		Thasos struck coins of unusually high denomination, indicating that they were meant primarily for export.
		Thasos began to issue the Nymph and Satyr series as an independent state, and continued to strike these coins after being conquered by Persia.
	forumancientcoins.com /Articles/satyrs_and_nymphs.htm (1215 words)

	Detail Page
		Thasos is a round island, about 13 miles in diameter, rising to a central peak.
		Although Thasos' mines were soon exhausted, the island served as a base from which to pursue mining and panning on the nearby Thracian mainland.
		Thasos was seized by the Macedonian king Philip II in 340
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=GRE0489 (599 words)

	Thasos
		Thasos, is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestus (now the Kara-Su).
		In the embroilment between Philip III of Macedonia and the Romans, Thasos submitted to Philip, but received its freedom at the hands of the Romans after the battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC), and it was still a "free" state in the time of Pliny.
		After a period of Latin occupation, it was captured by the Turks in 1462; it was given by the Sultan Mahmud II to Mehemet Ali of Egypt, and still remains the property of the khedive.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/t/th/thasos.html (612 words)

	Thasos - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Thasos, is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestus (now the Kara-Su).
		In the embroilment between Philip III of Macedonia and the Romans, Thasos submitted to Philip, but received its freedom at the hands of the Romans after the battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC), and it was still a "free" state in the time of Pliny.
		After a period of Latin occupation, it was captured by the Turks in 1462; it was given by the Sultan Mahmud II to Mehemet Ali of Egypt, and still remains the property of the khedive.
	www.music.us /education/T/Thasos.htm (796 words)

	Thasos
		According to Apollodoros, Thasos was the son of Poseidon, and when Aginoras sent his children and his wife to search for Europa who Zeus abducted, Thasos went to search with them.
		At the end of the 8th century BC settlers from the island of Paros in the Cyclades arrived and in the archaic years the island's trade was substantial, particularly with the southern part of Greece and the Cyclades.
		The visitor in Thasos feels comfortable, at ease, peaceful, complete, as the inhabitants are warm, polite, friendly, and the island has all the amenities and small luxuries a tourist requires.
	www.greece.org /poseidon/work/islands2/northeast/thasos.html (633 words)

	THASOS - Online Information article about THASOS
		Herodotus, who visited Thasos, says that the best mines on the.island were those which had been opened by the Phoenicians on the See also:
		Romans, Thasos submitted to Philip, but received its freedom at the hands of the Romans after the battle of Cynoscephalae (197 B.C.), and it was still a " See also:
		marble of Thasos were well known in antiquity.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/THASOS.html (950 words)

	Thasos
		After the defeat of the Persians, Thasos joined the confederation of Delos, but, having quarrelled with Athens, was defeated by sea and by land and, completely ruined by its rival, became its tributary in 465 B.C. Polygnotus, the celebrated painter, a native of Thasos, then followed the Athenians.
		At least as early as the tenth century, Thasos was a suffragan of Mitylene (Gelzer, "Ungedruckte.
		The Venetians took Thasos in 1204, and it was given to the Dandolo family; the Greeks afterwards recaptured it, and it was then occupied by the princes Gateluzi of Lesbos, and finally conquered by Mohammed II, in 1462.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/t/thasos.html (478 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Thasos
		Thasos surrendered in 492 B.C. to Xerxes, who took its navy and exhausted the island with the taxes he levied.
		Thasos was a suffragan of Mitylene (Gelzer, "Ungedruckte.
		Thasos in 1204, and it was given to the Dandolo family; the
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14556b.htm (441 words)

	Olympic Victors
		He was the son of a priest and as a nine year old boy, he stole a bronze statue of a god and carried it home.
		Luckily for Theagenes, an old man of Thasos took the decision, that the only punishment for the boy was to carry the statue back to its base.
		After this event Thasos was struck by drought and consulting Delphi, received the oracle to bring back all the exiles.
	www.sikyon.com /Olympia/athletestories_eg.html (1406 words)

	Walks in Northeast Thasos
		The main town and harbour is Limenas (Thasos Town), directly opposite and 12 km from Keramoti port on the mainland, though the island also has ferry and hydrofoil connections with Kavala, the provincial capital to the northwest.
		Thasos was the most wooded of the Aegean islands and, despite recent extensive forest fires, much remains, particularly above Skala Potamias.
		The island's crystalline base is overlaid by limestones and marbles, and the island is an important source of the latter.
	www.marengowalks.com /Thasos_bk.html (697 words)

	Thasos - Definition, explanation
		Thasos (Greek:) or Thassos is the name of an island in the north of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestus (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su).
		After a period of Latin occupation, it was captured by the Turks in 1462; it was given by the Sultan Mahmud II to Mehemet Ali of Egypt.
		In 1914 during the Balkan Wars, Thasos became part of Greece.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/t/th/thasos.php (727 words)

	history of Thassos (Thasos)
		From Thasos in 464 Thucydides set out on his unsuccessful attempt to break the Spartian siege of Amphipolis.
		The medieval history of Thasos is obscure; the capital was removed to the interior because of pirates.
		Thasos was the birthplace of Polygnotos, the painter, of the rhapsodist Stesimbrotos, and of Theogenes, son of Timoxenos, who said by Paysanias to have carried off no fewer than 1400 athletic crowns.
	www.thasos.org /eng/history.htm (480 words)

	Bettina Werner: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MARBLE SCULPTURE
		Later, Thasos became a well known island to the ancient world, due to its privileged geographic location, its climate, the rich vegetation, the excellent wine, the devine honey, and, finally, its marble, the most white marble of both the ancient and the modern world.
		The marble of Thasos is a coveted material for special constructions, such as moslim monument of Mekka, which is exclusively constructed of thasian marble.
		The major reason for them to come to Thasos was the curiosity to try its pure white marble, and the will to continue working with it after the first experience they could have in the place of its production.
	www.bettina-werner.com /symposium/symposium1.htm (888 words)

	TH&AACUTE;SOS. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Timber, olive oil, honey, wine, and lead-zinc ores are its chief products; boatbuilding, fishing, and tourism are the main industries.
		Oil was discovered in the Aegean off Thasos in the early 1970s, leading to a dispute with Turkey over continental shelf rights.
		In legend its earliest colonists were led by Thasus, son of Poseidon, for whom the island was named.
	www.bartleby.com /aol/65/th/Thasos.html (142 words)

	Amazon.com: "Theagenes of Thasos": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Theagenes of Thasos was revealed as Olympic material at age nine, when he heaved a giant bronze statue in the village market onto...
		Theagenes of Thasos, Olympic victor in 480 and 476, was honored with a bronze statue standing in the agora of his native city.
		Theagenes of Thasos was called the son of the priest of Herades there, but was really begotten by Heracles who had taken on...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Theagenes-of-Thasos (668 words)

	Thasos Greece. Beach photos and Nature
		In the northeast, the scenery is wild: its steep, green gullies and amazing coastline contrast sharply with the serene landscape of the southwest part of Thasos, where land and sea join in unruffled shallow bays.
		Thasos offers endless opportunities for all kinds of excursions, ensuring that you will never run out of things to see and do during your stay here.
		Go and hike Thasos mountain paths, explore Thasos villages, discover Thasos beaches by boat, hit the trail in a hired jeep, or take a day trip to one of the countless attractions in the surrounding area.
	www.gothassos.com /thasos.html (264 words)

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