Question 1
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1st STOP: Fortification northwest corner (GPS spot)
We face a part of the fortification of the Byzantine Polystylon northwest of the city. We must identify the different building phases of the walls. The earliest phase is at the bottom part, on which later additions were made.
The four-sided towers A and B belong to the first building phase of the Classical period. Close to the Tower B outside the main fortification, we can see a wall parallel to that of the fortification.
We face a part of the fortification of the Byzantine Polystylon northwest of the city. We must identify the different building phases of the walls. The earliest phase is at the bottom part, on which later additions were made.
The four-sided towers A and B belong to the first building phase of the Classical period. Close to the Tower B outside the main fortification, we can see a wall parallel to that of the fortification.
QuestionText
Did you find the spot?
Correct Answer
YES
DescriptionCorrectAnswer
Well-done. You are in front of a part of the fortification of the Byzantine Polystylon that was also visible before the excavation of the 15th Inspectorate of Byzantine Antiquities. In 1983 a large part of the fortification was revealed, of about 130 m length. The bulk of the fortification consists of a wall of 1,35-1,75m width. Three building phases were identified, of which the oldest one belongs to the Classical period and the newest one to the Byzantine period. Outside the main fortification and parallel to this there is a bulwark which served as the best defensive shielding of the city. We arrive at the Tower A, the east wall of which forms the main gate of the fortification. We go through the gate and we are in the town.
We will continue searching to the south, following the direction of the wall inside the city. We are heading to the baths. Can you identify the main structural materials used in the construction of the wall?
Go to the next spot where the baths are.
We will continue searching to the south, following the direction of the wall inside the city. We are heading to the baths. Can you identify the main structural materials used in the construction of the wall?
Go to the next spot where the baths are.
Option A
NO
DescriptionOptionA
It does not matter. Maybe a mistake was made with the identification of the location.
This bulwark served as the best defensive shielding of the city. We will continue searching to the south, following the direction of the wall inside the city. We are heading to the baths. Notice the construction of the wall, consisting of stones, bricks and cement.
Go to the next spot where the baths are.
This bulwark served as the best defensive shielding of the city. We will continue searching to the south, following the direction of the wall inside the city. We are heading to the baths. Notice the construction of the wall, consisting of stones, bricks and cement.
Go to the next spot where the baths are.
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40.932368
Lon
24.972587
PointID
ABD.07.00.01
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“Question 1,” iGuide Repo, accessed December 23, 2024, http://ubuntu01.ceti.gr/omeka/items/show/2114.
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