Click hereAncient Volcanos(Hefaistia)


The Pelasgei had for capital them Volcano, which excavated from the Italian Archaeological faculty afterwards 1926. The acne continued from 1000 as the 1200 before Christ roughly. The archaeological space includes a enormous multifunctional building of extent of ten roughly acres. Have been revealed brilliant buildings, palaces, baths and christian churches him will recognize from the important buildings, the theatre and holy the Hefaistia, that was dedicated in the Big View Limnos, which at the archaelogists is identified with the view Artemi. In the possessed rooms of holy was found marvellous work of art, as entire order by earthen statues that depicted Sirens and Wasps.

Outside po' the city to the N.W was discovered nekro'poljs the Hefaistia with rich discoveries and beside other three cemeteries of later years Volcanos was burned by their Persians 511 b.C., however the Athenians rebuilt and it was maintained as capital or second last city the island up to the Middle ages. At the same period it functioned also holy the Kaveiria (noteworthy that only two such holily they exist in Greece, the one in Limnos and the other opposite in the Samothrace)in the place Grass opposite from Volcano which was maintained up to the romans years Afterwards their Persian wars ,Limnos passed in the power of Athenians from the 479 p.H. In island installed itself settlers and the Athenian guard. Certain local left mainly the Myrjna that resisted more, while remained mainly theHefaistia that accepted the Athenian sovereignty. The residents of Limnos shortly incorporated itself with Athenian portions. From 4th centure it exists in the island Parliament, assembly and political activities, proportional with those of metropolis of Athens.

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