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Leros

Author(s) : Kostopoulos Dimitrios , Vaxevanis Yannis (6/15/2005)
Translation : Nakas Ioannis (11/7/2006)

For citation: Kostopoulos Dimitrios, Vaxevanis Yannis, "Leros", 2006,
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chrysobull
(gold seal) Imperial document of the Byzantine state which was so named because it bore the gold seal of the emperor.

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In the Ottoman Empire, an imperial edict or commission signed and sealed by the Sultan.

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A medium-sized Ottoman administrative unit that replaced the sancak during the Late Ottoman Period, after the administrative reforms of 1864.

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1. Position and morphology 2. History 2. 1. Prehistory and antiquity 2. 2. Byzantine period and Frankish rule 2. 3. Ottoman period 2. 4. Italian rule 2. 5. Leros in the Greek nation-state 3. Archaeological sites and monuments 4. Leros’ Castle 4. 1. The Castle’s wall perimeters 4. 1. 1. First perimeter 4. 1. 2. Second perimeter 4. 1. 3. Third perimeter 4. 2. The Castle’s churches 5. Museum 6. Architecture 7. Lakki
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