Skala.
Malesina.
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209. Theologos, basilica (Θεολόγος, βασιλική)
207. Skala, site of Palaiomagaza (Σκάλα, θέση Παλιομάγαζα)
207.
Skala.
Skala is the seaport of Atalanti. At the coastal locality of Pa-
liomagaza, excavations have uncovered remnants of build-
ings, among which was a triconch with Early Christian mosaic
floors. Those remains extend to adjacent fields, as well as un-
derwater, perhaps reaching the islet Talantonisi. It is probably
the episcopal see of Opus (Opounta), attested to since the
5th c.
208.
Atalanti.
At Makedonika in Atalanti, a three-aisled basilica was recently
revealed; in its bema the base of the ciborium has been found.
The investigation has not yet been completed. Within the city
of Atalanti part of a Frankish tower has been detected, while
a similar structure, whose height has been preserved, stands
on a neighbouring hill. It is possible that both belong to the
city fortifications.
209.
Theologos.
At the modern village of Theologos, a small, three-aisled, Early
Christian basilica has been found, whose W section was de-
stroyed during excavations to investigate the lower layers. In
210.
Malesina.
Left of the exit of the national road to Malesina, at Chiliadou,
a small Early Christian church with mosaic floors has been re-
vealed. Perhaps it is the later monastery of Panagia Melinitze,
earlier name of the modern town.
the bema a mosaic floor of the late 5th or early 6th c. has been
uncovered.
