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'''Paros Harbor''' is the capital city of [[Paros Island]], [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity it was a ''[[polis]]'' located in the region of Sculptor's Elysium, often in rivalry with the neighboring city of [[Naxos]]. | '''Paros Harbor''' is the capital city of [[Paros Island]], [[Greece]]. In classical antiquity it was a ''[[polis]]'' located in the region of Sculptor's Elysium, often in rivalry with the neighboring city of [[Naxos]]. | ||
Thanks to its marble quarries, Paros was considered the richest of the Kyklades and paid the highest tribute in the [[Delian League]]. The town also housed a a [[Temple of Athena, Paros|temple]] dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]], and a [[Athena's Watch|statue]] of the same goddess overlooking the settlement. | ==History== | ||
Thanks to its [[marble]] [[Fortified Marble Quarry|quarries]], Paros was considered the richest of the [[Kyklades]] and paid the highest tribute in the [[Delian League]]. The town also housed a a [[Temple of Athena, Paros|temple]] dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]], and a [[Athena's Watch|statue]] of the same goddess overlooking the settlement. | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 17:05, 10 March 2020
Paros Harbor is the capital city of Paros Island, Greece. In classical antiquity it was a polis located in the region of Sculptor's Elysium, often in rivalry with the neighboring city of Naxos.
History
Thanks to its marble quarries, Paros was considered the richest of the Kyklades and paid the highest tribute in the Delian League. The town also housed a a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, and a statue of the same goddess overlooking the settlement.
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the city.[1]
Gallery
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Concept art of the marble workshop in Paros by Hugo Puzzuoli
