Site details
Eresos
| PK | C7317 |
| TITLE | Eresos |
| WGS84 | 39.133146° N, 25.935496° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 39.133146, 25.935496 |
| LON/LAT | 25.935496, 39.133146 |
| DMS | 39° 7' 59.3256" N | , | 25° 56' 7.7856" E |
| W3W | resetting, scribble, outwork |
| UTM | 35 S, 407994.65, 4332091.56 |
| EGSA87 | 667142, 4333049 |
| Elevation m | 64 |
| Elevation feet | 210 |
| Region | NE Aegean |
| Subregion | Lesbos |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. Settlement. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], ' ..., the settlement could be roughly dated within the A period.'2. Wall. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015], 'Based on the remains of the fortification, ... '
PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Overall Phases of Use: from LBA to A, A to Byz'
2. Archaic: (700 BC - 480 BC)
a. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: , 'Chronological Period: From A to A'
NOTES
1. Relevant page in the Aristeia Project is here.
2. Strabo (xiii, 618) mentions Eresos: "Then, after Pyrrha, one comes to Eressus; it is situated on a hill and extends down to the sea.", " ... εἶτ᾽ Ἔρεσος ἔστι μετὰ τὴν Πύρραν: ἵδρυται δ᾽ ἐπὶ λόφου καθήκει τε ἐπὶ θάλατταν:"
3. Drawings from Koldewey [1890]
- Plan of Eressos, Tafel 8
- Surroundings and details of the wall of Eressos, Tafel 9
- Drawings of the Stone work of Eressos, Tafel 10
4. For information on the topography of the valley in which Eresos is located, the water sources, farming terraces, towers, etc., see Gerald Schaus and Nigel Spencer, 'Notes on the Topography of Eresos', 1994 as part of the Scholars Commons @ Laurier University series. It is online here.
5. For the history of this city in the Archaic and Classic see Hansen and Nielsen [2004], '796. Eresos (Lesbos)', p. 1023.
6. For a discussion of the walls, etc., see Koldewey [1890] pp. 22-26.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Hansen and Nielsen [2004]: Hansen, Mogens Herman and Thomas Heine Nielsen. An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford. 2004, '', Online here.
2. Koldewey [1890]: Koldewey, Robert. Die Antiken Baureste des Insel Lesbos. Kommissions-Verlag von Georg Reimer, Berlin, '', Online here.
3. Mazarakis-Ainian ed. [2015]: Mazarakis Ainian, Alexander . Η Κοινωνική Αρχαιολογία του Ελληνικού Κόσμου κατά την Πρώιμη Εποχή του Σιδήρου και την Πρώιμη Αρχαϊκή περίοδο (The Aristeia Project: The Social Archeology of the Greek World during the Early Iron Age and the Early Archaic period), 'Eressos', Online here.