Koufonisia.
Amorgos.
THE ISLANDS
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589. Naxos, basilica at Sangri, reconstruction of the barrier (Νάξος,
βασιλική στο Σαγκρί, αποκατάσταση του φράγματος)
589. Naxos, Sangri, Saint John Theologos at Gyroulas (Νάξος, Σαγκρί,
Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Θεολόγος στο Γύρουλα)
591. Amorgos, Paradeisa, ruins of eukterion (Αμοργός, Παραδείσα,
ερείπια ευκτήριου οίκου)
the Latin administration (the tower of Sanudo, the chancellery,
the Hypapante church, the Capella Casazza, etc.). The towers
that protected the castle survive in good condition: the tower
of Crispi (also known as the tower of Glezos or of Aperathi-
tissa), the tower of Karavias, and the Grec-Della Rocca tower.
The area NW of the Kastro at Chora was initially inhabited by
the Orthodox, and thus was formed the first protected neigh-
bourhood, called Bourgo. Four more neighbourhoods devel-
oped around Kastro at Chora: the agora to the W, Evriaki with
the Fountana to the NE and Nio Chorio to the S.
590
. Koufonisia.
At the Prophitis Elias site on Ano Koufonisi (1) are the remains
of an Early Christian church.
591
. Amorgos.
Architectural remnants – at various often remote locations – as
well as inscriptions attest the propagation of the new Christian
religion on Amorgos. Votive structures were already estab-
lished from the 4th c., as indicated by a eukterion (?) discov-
ered at Paradeisa Bay (5), W of Arkesini. Remains of an Early
Christian basilica have been detected at the Panagia Katapo-
liane church at Katapola (7) and at the single-nave Panagia
Politi chapel at Kolophana (4). The presence of marble archi-
tectural elements in the churches of Panagia and Saint John
Theologos (Theologaki) at Kato Kampos (6), in the old church
of Saint George Varsamitis at Chora (2), in Saint John Theol-
ogos on Mount Kroukelo (9), as well as in churches at Aigiali
Bay and the environs of Chora, reflect the financial prosperity
of the island from the 4th to the early 7th c. They also attest the
continuous communication of the inhabitants with the islands
of the Eastern Aegean, the coastal cities of Asia Minor, and
Constantinople.
