The ancient Limenas was strechted over the near hills over a small area of the plain. The new town Limenas was built over
the old one. The old buildings and relicts was found while an exploring mission in the year 1911.
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The dig outs let us know, that the island Thassos was already inhabited in the time of
3.500 - 2.600 before Chr. As the Pariers came to the island many years later, they used the minerals, such as gold, iron
and marble for trading. And they used to trade with the wine of Thassos, with a special duty. |
The Parieres built their town in opposite to the macedonian coast, right there where today the town Limenas is.
They grew up to an independent town very fast, with an own currency. Because of this good buissenes Thassos was
called "the Athen of the north", too.
Around the ancient Limenas a 4 km long stone wall was built of marble and stones. We think the first wall was
made from the Phoenicians or the Pariers, the old seddlers. For safety against intruders the wall was strenghened,
and many gates was included. The gates was there to hold the contact to the peoples alive.
| Later the ancient town Limenas was protected through two walls. In the town there were bueatyful
buildings made from marble, big altars and nice statues. Outside the walls there was the naval port and the trading port.
The naval port, also called the closed port, is used up till today as harbour. The trading harbour beside the naval harbour
was destroyed, and only some ruins let us remember on it. |
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After the 2nd century after Chr. Thassos was grown up to an important and big town. Thassos had a very large merchand
fleet and the buissenes was booming. In Thassos there always was democracy.
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