Thassos is the northest island of the Aegean Sea located 8km. across the coast of East Macedonia -from Keramoti and the Nestos river delta- in Longitude of 40° 34′ – 40° 48′ and Latitude of 24° 31′ – 24°47 and around 10 nautical miles from Kavala. The island is 22,5 Km. wide (West to East) […]
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Thassos has some of the richest soils between the Aegean islands. Fruits, honey, olives, olive oil and wine are some of the most famous products, not only in Greece, that the island has to offer. The big forest fires in the 80s, destroyed the largest part of the pine forests resulting in the extinction of […]
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According to Greek mythology, the first inhabitant and founder of the island, was a namesake man called Thassos. Thassos was either the son or the grandson of Aginoras, King of Phoenicia, who turned up in Thassos while trying to find Europa who had been kidnapped by Zeus in virtue of his passionate love. The Phoenicians […]
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According to an ancient Greek tradition, goddess Demetra was born in Thassos and taught there for the first time the art of agriculture. The most familiar history of Thassos starts with its colonization. However, there are two different views about who were the first inhabitants of the island. The first (and most prevalent) supports that […]
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During the years of Macedonia’s obscurity, Thassos becomes the devoted concomitant of Rome. In spite of this loyalty, this had as a result its cruel besiege. After Rome’s’ victory, Thassos turned against Macedonia. However, in 80 BC Thassos gained a good recompense, when Leukios Syllas forced the Senate to provide to the city privilege and […]
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After the entry in the 2nd Athenian Confederacy in 377 BC, the Thassians used the support of Athens to extend their influence in the main land. In 357 or 340 BC, King Philippos of Macedonia expands in the neighbouring area. Under the kingship of the Macedonians, Thassos maintains a part of its autonomy. The islands’ […]
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Byzantine historians regarding Thassos in that period of time. The Christian religion was made known to the island in 52 AD, when Apostle Paul traveled from Troy (Asia Minor today) to Neapolis (Kavala today). The beginning of the Byzantine period concurs with the end of the state of Thassos and the Thassian civilization. There are […]
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When Constantinople was occupied by the Franks, Thassos was given to Enrico Dandolo, doge of Venece (1204). From then on, a number of conquerors cast an envious eye on the beautiful island. In 1306, the Byzantine emperor Michael Palaiologos gave Thassos to the Genoese adventurer Francisco Gateluzzi. During those years Thassos developed especially in the […]
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Thassos was occupied by the Turks in 1455, two years after the fall of Constantinople, when Mohamed II organized an expedition against the Aenos peninsula, while at the same time he sent ten ships to Thassos, Samothrace and Imvros. This fact drove Pope Kallistos the 3rd to call for a crusade, which aimed in reoccupying […]
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In 1813, the Sultan gave Thassos to the viceroy of Egypt Muhammad Ali, as a reward. The viceroy was good to the people of Thassos, because he was born in Kavala and was raised in a village of the island with a Greek family. Therefore, he admitted the establishment of a special constitution with communal […]
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