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This small, sharply defined, island-studded sea, has been a major influence on the development of Hellenic civilization. Located with Greece to the west, the Balkans to the north, Anatolia to the east, and the Mediterranean beyond Crete to the south, it has been both a highway for war and commerce, and a barrier to invasion. What follows are notes concerning many of the islands to dot the waters of the Aegean. Not included is Euboea, which is located among Central Greek states, and Crete, which has its own page. Overall reviews of Aegean chronology are:
Articles on individual islands are:
Certain cities on the islands also have articles, these are:
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The AEGEAN SEA The waters between mainland Greece and mainland Anatolia in one direction, and mainland Tharace and Crete on the other, host a very large collection of small islands. The region has only infrequently been entirely under the rule of a single government, but some general remarks can be made nevertheless.
ÆGINA A small island in the Saronikos
gulf, near Piraeus. Occupied from about 4000 BCE, and falling early under
Cretan (Minoan) influence. Later enduring Dorian migrations, it remained
a great naval power until past the 7th century BCE.
Diktys Polydeucas Colonization by Aeolians Colonization by Athenians Eteokles Allied to Athens...................................479-404 To Sparta..........................................404-378 To Athens..........................................378-363 To Macedonia.......................................363-308 To Egypt...........................................308-255 To Macedonia.......................................255-168 To the Roman Republic..............................168-27 To the Roman Empire.............................27 BCE-395 CE To the Byzantine Empire............................395-1204 To Naxos..........................................1204-1207 Partitioned between various Venetian families... MICHIELI (1/4) (1207-1537) John...................................................c. 1410 GIUSTINIANI (1/4) (1207-1412) John I Peter.............................................1207-1235 Philippa (fem.) John II Giustiniani portion to Michieli... GHIZZI (1/2) (1207-1334), followed by... Jeremiah (in Amorgos, Andros, Tinos, etc.)........1207-1251 with... Andrew (in Amorgos, Tinos, etc.)..................1207-1259 Bartholomew I (in Tinos-Mykonos)..................1259-1303 George I (in Tinos-Mykonos).......................1303-1315 Bartholomew II (in Tinos-Mykonos 1315-41).........1315-1334 d. 1341 BRAGADINI (1334-1354), and then... ? MINOTTI (1354-1373), and then... Ermolao ADOLDI (1373-1432), and finally... Nicholas MINOTTI (1432-1537) ?? To the Ottoman Empire.............................1537-1829 To Greece thereafter...
AMORGOS: AEGIALE One of the three ancient city states of Amorgos.
Colonized by the tribes of Kares, Hettuwas, Phoenicians, Thessalians, Achaeans Tribe of Kares Phalanthos Phorbas (see also Lesbos) Iphiklos Ialyssos Ochimus Kerkaphos Colonization by Crete..................................c. 1500 Colonization by the Achaeans Colonization by the Dorians Kingdom, 6th century Damagitos Within the Dorian Hexapolis To Persia........................................520's-478 To the Athenian Alliance...........................478-412 Aristocracy........................................412-408 Allied to Sparta To Rhodes..........................................408