<< Our Photo Pages >> Maroneia - Ancient Village or Settlement in Greece in Northern Greece
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Multi-periodSite Name: MaroneiaCountry: Greece
NOTE: This site is 28.454 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Northern Greece Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Thessaloníki Nearest Village: Alexandroúpolis
Latitude: 40.878762N Longitude: 25.519103E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Settlement in Northern Greece and Macedonia
Maroneia was founded by Chian colonists on the South West slopes of Ismaros, in the mid-7th century BCE and soon developed into a prosperous and densely inhabited city-state. According to legend, the mythical founder of the city was Maron, a priest of Apollo as described by Homer. Excavations of the site started in the late 1960's and unearthed the Hellenistic and Roman theatre, a probable 4th century BCE sanctuary of Dionysos, a large Hellenistic house with a mosaic floor, two probable Hellenistic public function complexes, and parts of the Classical 10 kilometre long fortification walls.
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