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Ios
Author(s) : Fragouli Dimitra (3/31/2005)Translation : Dovletis Onoufrios (10/30/2006)
For citation: Fragouli Dimitra, "Ios", 2006,Cultural Portal of the Aegean Archipelago
URL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=10418>
Glossary
Commonwealth of the islands Confederation of the Aegean islands. The initiative for its establishment is attributed to Antigonos the One-Eyed and is dated to 313 BC. The Commonwelth, which seems to have been put under the protection of the sanctuary of Apollo in Delos, allowed Antigonos to control the islands and to use them as bases for the spread of his power in mainland Greece. Outside Apollo's cult, within the framework of the Commonwelth there were instituted cults in honour of the house of Antigonidae and later the Ptolemies.
metochion In the Byzantine period, metochion meant the estate that was conceded to a monastery for income purposes and operated as its dependency. Usually the metochia were located far from the monastery to which they belonged and included various structures, such as churches, hospices etc.
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Chapters
1. Settings
2. History
2. 1. Prehistoric Times – Antiquity
2. 2. Byzantine Period – Modern history
3. Archaeological sites and monuments
3. 1. Settlement of Skarkos
4. Odysseas Elytis Open Theater
5. Churches
6. Museums
6. 1. Archaeological Museum
6. 2. The Jean Marie Drot Museum
7. Traditional and modern architecture
8. The development of tourism and population increase
Entry's identity
Audiovisual
Supplements
Sources
Bibliography
Quotations
Auxilliary Catalogues
Chronological Table
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