Nea Phokaia.
Νea Potidaia. Cassandria.
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99. Nea Phokaia, tower of Saint Paul
(Νέα Φώκαια, πύργος Αγίου Παύλου)
99.
Nea Phokaia.
The tower of Saint Paul, which belonged to an old metochion
of Mount Athos, dates from the 14th c.
100.
Νea Potidaia
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Cassandria.
The ancient city of Cassandria, located at the site of the Athe-
nian colony of Potidaia, had a significant presence in the
Early Christian period, until 539-40, when it was destroyed in
a raid by the Huns. Justinian reconstructed the city and the
defensive cross-wall (diateichisma) that blocked the passage
to the Cassandra peninsula. The settlement never recovered,
though it was still inhabited at least until the 10th c. and was
an episcopal see. At the Gerani site an Early Christian cem-
etery has been discovered.
