Customs, folklore and culture of an island with a long history
Thassos is the northest island of the Aegean Sea located 8km. across the coast of East Macedonia -from…
Thassos has some of the richest soils between the Aegean islands. Fruits, honey, olives, olive oil and wine…
According to Greek mythology, the first inhabitant and founder of the island, was a namesake man called Thassos….
According to an ancient Greek tradition, goddess Demetra was born in Thassos and taught there for the first…
During the years of Macedonia’s obscurity, Thassos becomes the devoted concomitant of Rome. In spite of this loyalty,…
After the entry in the 2nd Athenian Confederacy in 377 BC, the Thassians used the support of Athens…
Byzantine historians regarding Thassos in that period of time. The Christian religion was made known to the island…
When Constantinople was occupied by the Franks, Thassos was given to Enrico Dandolo, doge of Venece (1204). From…
Thassos was occupied by the Turks in 1455, two years after the fall of Constantinople, when Mohamed II…
In 1813, the Sultan gave Thassos to the viceroy of Egypt Muhammad Ali, as a reward. The viceroy…
During the period of the 1821 revolution, Thassos breathed a short period of freedom, when the Greeks arrived…