Schimatari.
Sykamino.
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234.
Sykamino.
Panagia Eleousa at Sycamino, Attica, is a contracted, cross-
in-square church (12th c.), displaying numerous similarities to
Panagia Mesosporitissa at Kalyvia, Kouvaras. An addition at its
S side dates from the 13th c., judging by its Gothic doorframe.
The Forty Martyrs in Sycamino is a free cross plan church dat-
ing from the same period.
232. Schimatari, Saint John Prodromos (Σχηματάρι, Άγιος Ιωάννης ο
Πρόδρομος)
232. Schimatari, Aghia Paraskevi (Σχηματάρι, Αγία Παρασκευή)
tectural elements, as well as two inscriptions (4th and 5th c.),
one of which mentions the church of Aghia Triada, are exhibited
at the Schimatari Archaeological Museum. Farmhouses of late
antiquity uncovered in the region attest to the intensive cultiva-
tion of vines on the fertile land. On Kastri hill, at Kleidi village, are
remains of Mid-Byzantine inhabitation. In the ancient Tanagra
area, near the road to Oenophyta lies the small, aisleless basili-
can plan church of Aghios Polycarpos, of which the first build-
ing phase dates from the 13th c. A Frankish tower at a height
of 5 m stands 1 km NW of Tanagra, on the road to Armas. A
significant Early Christian inscription has been removed from
the tower walls, and is exhibited at the Schimatari Archaeologi-
cal Museum.
232.
Schimatari.
The contemporary town is 4 km from ancient Tanagra. A Frank-
ish tower that existed in the region with numerous built-in spolia
and inscriptions was destroyed in World War II. At Schimatari
cemetery is the tetrastyle cross-in-square church of Saint John
Prodromos with wall-painting traces of the 12th c. Outside the
cemetery lies a second small church, of Aghia Paraskevi.
233.
Dilesi.
Dilesi is a small settlement on the Boeotian coast of the Euboean
Gulf that was formed in classical times next to the sanctuary of
Apollo Delios and prospered in the Early Christian period. On
the coast of modern Dilesi there have been found a stoic struc-
ture over 100 m long with Late Roman additions, a large ce-
ramic brick kiln and an extensive Roman-Late Roman complex
of a commercial and workshop character where a plethora of
storage vessel sherds, tools and coins were discovered. These
finds indicate that Delium was an active port in the late antiquity.
A cemetery (3rd-7th c.) has been excavated on Agrileza hill, E
of Delium.
