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Drabeskos
Draviskos ( el, Δραβήσκος) is a village in Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, located 45 km southeast of the city of Serres. Since 2011 it is a municipal unit of the Municipality of Nea Zichni. Until 1926 it was named "Zdravik". History Antiquity Just to the west of the present village, at the "Frangala" site, remains have been found (architectural members and inscriptions) of an ancient city, which is identified with the ancient Thrace, Thracian city of Drabeskos in Edonis (region), Edonis. The mention of the city by Strabo and Appian testifies to its existence in the Ancient Rome, Roman antiquity, since it was probably downgraded to a simple settlement (kome) depended administratively from the nearby Amphipolis. D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of Eastern Macedonia during the Antiquity (in Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edonis (region)
Edonis or Edonida ( grc, Ἠδωνίς, Ἠδωνίδα), also transliterated as Edonia, was an ancient region of Thrace which later became a district of Macedon. Its name is derived from the ancient Thracian inhabitants of the region, the Edonians. Later, the Greeks settled in the region, drove out the Edonians and built several colonies, including Amphipolis and Eion. It was bordered by Odomantice in the north, Bisaltia in the west, and the Aegean Sea in the south, and was separated from Thrace proper by the river Nestos in the east. Geography and history Edonis stretched from the lake Cercinitis (today Achinos) and the mouth of the Strymon river in the west, to Nestos river in the east (natural border between the regions of Macedonia and Thrace). The region was predominantly settled by the tribe of Edoni. Later, the Greeks settled in the region, drove out the Edonians and built several colonies, including Amphipolis and Eion. Within its limits was Pangaion, whose mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
