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Naxos continued to exist as a city during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, from which building remains still exist. During the Byzantine period, the town was partially abandoned due to its vulnerability against frequent pirate attacks, and much of the population moved to the island's hinterland. A new capital was established near the center ...
Naxos was the first Greek city-state to attempt to leave the Delian League circa 469 BC; Athens quickly quashed the notion and forcibly removed all military naval vessels from the island's control. Athens then demanded all future payments from Naxos in the form of gold rather than military aid.
Ancient Naxos map. Naxos or Naxus (Ancient Greek: Νάξος) was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years. Its remains are open to the public and an on-site museum contains ...
Filoti (in Greek: Φιλώτι or Φιλότι; officially: Φιλότιον) is a semi-mountainous village of central Naxos, Greece, with a population of 1,617 residents (census 2021), [1] located at the foot of Mt. Zas (1,004 m), at an altitude of 400 meters, about 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) from the city of Naxos.
Naxos and Lesser Cyclades (Greek: Νάξος και Μικρές Κυκλάδες) is a municipality in the Naxos regional unit, South Aegean region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Naxos (city) . [ 2 ]
Naxos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Νάξου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean . The regional unit covers the islands of Naxos , Amorgos , Donousa , Irakleia , Schoinoussa , the Koufonisia islands and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea .
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Naxos and Lesser Cyclades: Νάξος και Μικρές Κυκλάδες (Δήμος Νάξου και Μικρών Κυκλάδων) 498.3 18,904 38 Naxos (city) South Aegean: Donoussa Drymalia Irakleia Koufonisia Naxos Schoinoussa: Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια-Νέα Χαλκηδόνα