Ancient harbor

Ancient harbor

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Throughout the period of Antiquity, the port facilities of Abdera were the most dynamic and with greater commercial traffic among the ports of the Aegean Thrace. Built in a strategic position, between Thassos and Samothrace, they had supervision of maritime, trade routes in the region and led very soon the city of Abdera in a great economic boom. The port facilities of Avdira were so robust and strong, as reported by ancient sources, that during the first Persian invasion of Greece in 512 BC, Darius, forced his general Megabazos to transfer all the ships of Thasos and trap them in the port of Abdera.

Let us now imagine that, throughout the period of Antiquity, the port facilities of Abdera,were the most dynamic, and with greater commercial traffic among the ports of the Aegean Thrace. Built in a strategic position,,between Thassos and Samothrace, they had supervision of maritime trade routes in the region, and led very soon the city of Abdera to a great economic boom. The port facilities of Avdira were so robust and strong, as reported by ancient sources, that during the first Persian invasion of Greece in 512 BC, Darius, forced his general Megabazos to transfer all the ships of Thasos,and trap them in the port of Abdera.

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