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Aenea was a small Macedonian city, which was attached to the then newlyfounded Thessaloniki, when it was founded in 315BC by Kassandros. It was close to the Thermaikos gulf.
Aenea was a small Macedonian city, which was attached to the then newlyfounded Thessaloniki, when it was founded in 315BC by Kassandros. It was close to the Thermaikos gulf.
The most probable speculation is that Aenea was a colony of Corinthians, founded in the late 8th century BV. During the 5th century, it entered the Athenian alliance. Later, it defected from the alliance, and was attached to the Chalkis Common, in the 4th century BC until 348BC, when it was conquered by Philip B, king of Macedonia.
Aenea was one of the settlements that are mentioned in various sources to have been settled as to compose Thessaloniki. The settlement must not have been completely deserted, as activities appear still in the 3rd and 2nd century BC.
The Museum Nikos Kazantzakis in Myrtia Heraklion opened on June 27, 1983 by the culture minister Melina Mercouri.
The Acropolis hill was the site for the most important and glamorous temple of the ancient city, dedicated to Athena, the protector godess of the city. This sacred site is connected to the most important myths of ancient Athens, the great religious ceremonies.
Maritime Museum of Crete is located at the entrance to the historic fortress Firkas. It was founded in 1973 with the purpose of housing and the preservation of our maritime traditions and in particular of Crete, the view of our maritime history, as well as the cultivation of love toward the marine e
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