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Archaic epoch

Many important buildings and monuments on the island date back to the Archaic period, the first period of antiquity, during which Naxos was an important centre of culture. Here you find all articles that deal with that epoch and its monuments.

Besuch bei der Kirche Agios Stefanos bei der Chora

2. February 2024

Heute hatte ich Gelegenheit für einen kurzen Besuch der Ruine der Kirche Ágios Stéfanos in der Nähe von Angídia – eine interessante Sehenswürdigkeit, auch wenn nur wenig von der Kirche erhalten ist…

Delfi

Delfi – der Nabel der Welt und eines der wichtigsten Heiligtümer des antiken Griechenlands; wie das große Heiligtum auf Delos war Delfi dem Gott Apollo geweiht. Seine Berühmtheit erlangte das Apoll…

Die Athener Akropolis

Für alle, die auf ihrer Reise Station in Athen machen, ist ein Besuch der Akropolis auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen. Von der Metrostation aus steigt man von Osten zur Akropolis hinauf. Als erstes kommt…

The Archaic epoch

15. February 2013

The Archaic epoch covers the 7th and 6th centuries BC. During this period a remarkable cultural development took place in the Greek region, i.e. on the Greek mainland, the islands of the Aegean and…

The Cave Kako Spilaio near Koronos

29. October 2012

There are many caves on Naxos, although most of them are inaccessible, hidden and quite small. The most famous cave is the one on Mount Zeus, which was used for many thousands of years by the islan…

Delos, die heilige Insel des Apollon

Die Insel Delos ist mit 5 Kilometern Länge eher klein. Sie ist größtenteils weich hügelig gestaltet; die höchste Erhebung ist der “Berg” Kynthos mit 112 Metern. Die Insel besteht aus Granit und Gne…

Quarries and statues

Steinbrüche und Statuen Für die kulturelle und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung der Insel Naxos waren ihre Vorkommen an hervorragendem Marmor und Schmirgel von großer Bedeutung, aufgrund derer sich die…

Temples and sanctuaries

Tempel und Heiligtümer Die Insel Naxos hat mehrere Ruinen antiker Tempel und Heiligtümer vorzuweisen: ein prähistorisches Heiligtum im Südwesten der Insel, an dem man interessante Ritzzeichnungen …

Karneval in Apiranthos: die Koudounati

Ich bedanke mich herzlich bei den Einwohnern von Apíranthos, die mir beim Erstellen dieses Artikels geholfen haben, insbesondere Frantzeskos Margaritis, Jannis Eleftheriou und Jannis Bardanis. Am l…

Karneval auf Naxos

Der Karneval (gr. apókries oder karnaváli) hat eine lange Tradition auf Naxos, ja es ist keine große Übertreibung, wenn man behauptet, dass er hier besonders zu Hause ist: Unseren heutigen Erkenntn…

The ancient water pipe from Flerio to Chora

27. January 2011

The Chóra, the main settlement of Naxos, has been inhabited since the Neolithic age, i.e. for over 6,000 years. During the Bronze age and in ancient times an important settlement existed in the are…

The Temple of Demeter

28. September 2010

The Temple of Demeter at Sangrí is one of Naxos’ main attractions. The temple, which dates back to the Archaic epoch, is small in size, but of great significance for the development of Greek temple…

Dionysus and the island of Naxos

The following text is a revised and supplemented extract from my book “Zwei Türen hat das Leben” (=”The two doors of Life”). The origin of the cult of Dionysus The philhellenic historians of the la…

The Portara and the Temple of Apollon in the Chora

The best known symbol of the island of Naxos is the gigantic ancient portal of the Temple of Apollo in Naxos-Town, the Portára. It stands conspiciously on a small island “Palátia” that is connected…

The Kouroi of Flerio near Melanes

Close to the village of Mélanes lies a hill with marble of high quality that has been quarried since antiquity. The marble was used for the construction of buildings as well as for statues. Not too…

The sanctuary at Flerio near Melanes

Near the well-known Koúros of Flerió (Mélanes) an ancient sanctuary has been excavated, in which the patron gods of the marble quarry and the nearby springs were worshiped. It is one of the oldest …

The Temple of Dionysus in Iria near the Chora

2. November 2009

The area around the capital of the island of Naxos, Chóra, has been inhabited for millennia. Excavations show that from the Early Bronze Age (Cycladic culture) on a significant settlement (excavati…

The inscription at the ancient quarry at Apollonas

The village of Apóllonas was named after an antique inscription which lies on a marble cliff on the southern side of the hill with the ancient marble quarry in which the famous Kouros, a gigantic, …

The ancient quarry at Apollonas

Close to the small village of Apóllonas, at the northern tip of Naxos, lies the island’s main antique marble quarry. It is located on a small hill to the southwest of the village that consists of v…

The Kouros of Apollonas

In an ancient quarry near the village Apóllonas in the north of Naxos lies a large, unfinished marble statue, the Kouros. On the whole hill many traces of the marble quarrying are still visible tod…