Chios Dicta Est... et in Aegæo Sita Mari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koukouni, Ioanna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Greece--Chios (Municipality).

Archaeology.

Cultural landscapes--Greece--Chios (Municipality).

Cultural landscapes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Chios dicta est… et in Aegæo sita mari

Chios Dicta Est... et in Aegæo Sita Mari

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, 2021.

Summary:

This book discusses the archaeology and history of the Greek island of Chios during the Byzantine and Genoese periods, focusing on Mount Amani. Harsh, remote, and poor, Mount Amani is nevertheless surprisingly rich in material for the landscape archaeologist and the student of historical topography, yet, until now, unknown in scholarly literature.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Figures, Maps and Plates

Figure 1. Geology of Chios. Source: British Naval Intelligence Division, Greece, 1944-1945.

Figure 2. Streams and drainage. Source: British Naval Intelligence Division , Greece, 1944-1945.

Figure 3. Relief map of Chios. Source: British Naval Intelligence Division, Greece, 1944-1945.

Figure 4. The island's main communication lines. Source: British Naval Intelligence Division, Greece, 1944-1945.

Figure 5. Drawing of the fortified settlement of Volissos by Francesco Lupazzolo, resident of Chios (17th century). Breve discorso et Ipografia Dell' Isole del' Arcipelago Composto da Francesco Lupazzolo, 1632. Korais Public Library of Chios, MSS no 73497

Figure 6. The Treaty of Nymphaeum, signed in 13 March 1261. Source: Genova, Tesori d' Archivio (exhibition catalogue edited by Giustina Olgiati, Genova 2016). Courtesy of Archivio di Stato di Genova.

Figure 7. The treaty of 12 October 1155 signed between the Byzantine emperor Manuel Komnenos and the Commune of Genoa. Source : 'Tutti i genovesi del mondo: La grande espansione commerciale (secoli XI-XVI)' , edited by Giustina Olgiati, Genova 2015. Court

Figure 8. Lead seal of a kommerkiarios of Lesbos, Chios and Asia Minor. Source: www.doaks.org

Figure 9. The three stages of the mastic production.

Figure 10. Lead seal of {Vol}isos ? Source: www.doaks.org

Figure 11. Silver gigliato struck in the mint of Chios. Source: www.numisbids.com

Figure 12. (a) The earliest depiction of the Giustiniani coinage struck in the mint of Chios was hand-drawn in the 16th century by Hieronimo Giustiniani, member of the Maona, in his unpublished manuscript, La descrittione et historia dell' isola di Scio o.

Figure 13. (a) The citrus tree was first introduced on the island by the Genoese masters. Until our days the product remains one of the trademarks of Chios. (b) Typical citrus orchard at the Kampos of Chios

Figure 14. Fifteenth-century Genoese costumes. Source: Ph.P. Argenti, The Costumes of Chios, London 1953.

Figure 15. The Codex Berianus Chiensis, the fifteenth-century invaluable cartulary incorporating all the documentation on the political and economic history of Chios under the Mahona of the Giustiniani.

[a] Fol. 22: The accord between the Genoese and the Master (Captain) of the Castle of Chios, Kaloyanni Zyvos (Civo or Cibo) stipulating the concession of the island to the admiral Simone Vignoso. [© Biblioteca Civica Berio, Genoa.

[b] Fol. 36: The first convention between the admiral Simone Vignoso and the Commune of Genoa signed on 27 February 1347. © Biblioteca Civica Berio, Genoa.

Figure 16. The Golden Bible of the Genoese Nobility (ed. A. Scorza, 1920). Among the family arms showcased are those of Kaloyanni Cibo, Master of the Castle of Chios.

Figure 17. Saddle maker from Volissos. © Central Public Library of Chios 'Ad. Korais'.

Map I. East Aegean. Source: Google maps.

Map II. J. Koder (1998). Source: J. Koder, Tabula Imperii Bizantini, 10, Aigaion Pelagos (1998).

Map III. Administrative division of Genoese Chios (1346-1566). Source: Ph. P. Argenti (1958).

Map IV. Map of NW Chios, Mount Amani (2006). Source: Google maps.

Map V. Hiking map showing the route of the medieval road Siderounda-Retsinadika. © Manolis Roxanas and Giannis Misetzis.

Map VI. Map showing the medieval trail from Volissos to Panayia at Loutra along the River Malangiotis. Source: public domain.

Plate 1a. Satellite view of the wider area of Volissos. Source: Google Earth.

Plate 1b. Aerial view of Volissos. Source: public domain.

Plate 2a-b-c. The medieval trail leading from Chios port town (Chora) to the settlements of Mount Amani. © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 3a. Panoramic view of the settlement of Volissos. In the background Mount Pelinnaion.

Plate 3b. Volissos. View from the south.

Plate 3c. The castle hill seen from the NW.

Plate 4a. Panoramic view of the Managros bay and the plain of Volissos. In the background the southwest part of Chios.

Plate 4b. The plain of Volissos.

Plate 4c. The small port of Limnia and Lefkathia bay on the left.

Plate 5a. The settlement of Volissos. © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 5b-c. The castle seen from the Pythonas neighbourhood in the lower town.

Plate 5d. The castle seen from the west.

Plate 6a-b. The entrance gate of the castle was probably the only gateway. View from the east.

Plate 6c. The eastern wall and the periteichisma.

Plate 7a-b-c. The debris of the collapsed keep blocked the entrance gate.

Plate 8a. The eastern wall of the castle and the collapsed keep. View to the east.

Plate 8b. The fallen keep, view to the south.

Plate 8c. The fallen keep, view to the north.

Plate 9a-b. Eastern tower and wall.

Plate 9c. South wall and Eastern tower.

Plate 9d. The south wall. View to the west.

10c-d. The Southern tower.

10e. The southern corner of the castle.

Plate 10a-b. The Southern tower and the SE wall.

Plate 11a-b-c-d. Two different construction phases of the circuit wall.

Plate 12a-b. The SW tower.

Plate 12c. The western part of the curtain wall. Irregular use of tiles in the outer façade of the masonry.

Plate 12d. The Western tower and the curtain resting on the bedrock.

Plate 13a-b. Western curtain wall: detail of the masonry, which rests directly on the bedrock. Irregular use of tiles in the outer façade.

Plate 13c. Detail of the foundation of the NW curtain wall and the scarp (cordon). In the background the Western tower.

Plate 14a. The western part of the castle: the Western and South-western towers View to the south.

Plate 14c. The Southern tower.

Plate 14d. Detail of the scarp of the South-western tower.

Plate 15a-b. The North-western tower. View to the west.

Plate 15c. The western curtain wall seen from the interior of the castle. View to the west.

Plate 15d. The NW tower. View to the NW, to Pyrama (far right) and Parparia (far left).

Plate 16a-b. The exterior façade of the NW tower.

Plate 16c. The embrasure of the NW tower.

Plate 17a-b. Details of the masonry of the NW tower.

Plate 17c. The northern periteichisma.

Plate 17d. The northern curtain wall.

Plate 18a-b. The northern curtain wall.

Plate 18c. The surviving part of the northern proteichisma and the northern curtain wall. On the left, the NW tower.

Plate 19a. Part of a construction which could potentially be the remnants of the Northern tower.

Plate 19b-c. The northern curtain wall.

Plate 19d. The northern periteichisma.

Plate 20a-b. The eastern periteichisma.

Plate 20d. Rectangular building within the castle. View to the W.

Plate 21a. The NE tower and the eastern curtain wall.

Plate 21b. Detail of the NE tower. View from north.

Plate 22a-b-c. From the Lower to the Middle town (Mesochori): the main and the postern gateways.

Plate 23a-b. Interior of the main gate to the Middle town (Mesochori).

Plate 23c-d. Detail of the gate's ceiling.

Plate 24a. The main and postern gates of the Middle town. View to the lower town.

Plate 24c. Interior of the main gate.

Plate 24d. Another postern gate.

Plate 25a-b-c. Aspects of the Lower town.

Plate 25d. Tower of the Lower town's curtain wall transformed into a house.

Plate 26a-b-c. Lower town: the marble pole and the stone door jamb of the settlement's Iron Gate (Sideroporta), the main entrance of the settlement.

Plate 27. Parts of the medieval street system of Volissos.

Plate 28. Aspects of the old sector of Volissos.

Plate 29a-b. Aspects of the old sector.

Plate 29c. The shrine of Taxiarches Mesochoritis at Mesochora (middle town of Volissos). © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 29d. The shrine of Saint George Vassilis at Mesochora (middle town of Volissos). © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 29e. The Pyrgos neighbourhood. In the background the church of Saint George of Pyrgos. © G. Loukakis.

Plate 30a. The settlement of Anavatos. View from the Koukoudotsoumbos peak. © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 30b. Anavatos. © Chios Vertical Life.

Plate 30c. The settlement of Anavatos. View from the Koukoudotsoumbos peak. © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 30d. Anavatos. © Chios Vertical Life.

Plate 31c. The three-storied Triorofo building on Anavatos.

Plate 31d. Aspect of the Middle acropolis (Mesochori) of Anavatos and the narrow road leading to the upper citadel.

Plate 32a. Aerial view of Pyrama. Source: Google Earth.

Plate 32b-c. The settlement of Pyrama. © Giannis Misetzis.

Plate 32d. The settlement of Pyrama in the early twentieth century. Source: Public domain.

Plate 33a. The defensive tower of Pyrama dates from the early sixteenth century.

Plate 33b,c. The defensive tower of Pyrama is founded on the bedrock.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781789697476

1789697476

OCLC:

1255233421