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2. Naxos - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Paros - Wikipedia

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   Paros (/ ˈ p ɛər ɒ s /; Greek: Πάρος; Venetian: Paro) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos , from which it is separated by a channel about 8 kilometres (5 miles) wide. [ 2 ]

4. Duchy of the Archipelago - Wikipedia

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   The Duchy of the Archipelago (Greek: Δουκάτο του Αρχιπελάγους, romanized: Doukáto tou Archipelágous, Italian: Ducato dell'arcipelago, Venetian: Ducato de l'arcipelago), also known as Duchy of Naxos or Duchy of the Aegean, was a maritime state created by Venetian interests in the Cyclades archipelago in the Aegean Sea, in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade, centered on ...

5. What You Need to Know About the Greek Island That's ... - AOL

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   Since the 1950s, Paros has been reserved for the "in the know" set—people like Truman Capote, who celebrated the completion of Breakfast at Tiffany’s with a four month stay on the island, or ...

6. Naxos (city) - Wikipedia

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   Naxos (Greek: Νάξος), commonly referred to as Chora (Greek: Χώρα, meaning 'town'), is a city and a former municipality on the island of Naxos, in the Cyclades, Greece. The community has 8,897 inhabitants (2021 census). [1] It is located on the west side of Naxos Island in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean.

7. History of the Cyclades - Wikipedia

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   Only Naxos received several Turkish families. [106] Paros, fertile island. The Cyclades had limited resources and depended on imports for their food supply. [107] The large islands (chiefly Naxos and Paros) were as a matter of course the most fertile due to their mountains, which retained water, and due to their coastal plains. [108]