Samos.
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George or to Christ are preserved. Saint John at Kossoikia is a
barrel-vaulted, single-nave church featuring a saddleback roof
and Byzantine frescoes.
575. Samos.
Pythagoreio. (1)
The basilica at the Byzantine castle of Pythagoreio is the larg-
est on Samos, dating from the mid-5th c. In its SW corner
is a single-nave chapel with remnants of mosaic decoration.
The basilica at the plot owned by Ollandezos was detected
in the town centre, where the ancient agora was located, and
is possibly associated with the sanctuary of Dionysus, patron
god of the town. A large number of spolia were used for its
construction. Early Christian graves have been found near the
basilica. At the site of the Roman thermae there is a three-
aisled basilica with atrium, baptistery and many annexes, at
the SW corner of the ancient city. It dates from the second
half of the 5th c. The “Tria Dontia” (Three Teeth) basilica was
named after the three huge buttresses in its S section. It was
built W of the ancient stadium of the city and had two building
phases, in the 5th and 6th c. In the first phase it was a timber-
roofed, three-aisled basilica with mosaic floors. In the second
it was roofed with barrel-vaults, a transept was added and a
dome was raised. The buttresses possibly belong to a third
phase. Many annexes have been detected. The three-aisled
Panagitsa basilica was founded in the 5th c. at the Glyfada site
on the ruins of the ancient temple of Artemis. Part of its nave
and S aisle have been excavated, as well as the bema apse,
575. Samos, Pythagoreio basilica (Σάμος, βασιλική Πυθαγορείου)
