A port in Thessaly

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• Thessaly —    Region in central Greece (q.v.) distinguished by a large plain that is surrounded by mountains. The famous rock top monasteries of Meteora (q.v.) are situated on the edge of this plain. Thessaly s chief Byzantine cities included Larissa, Lamia …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

• Pharsalus — • Titular see and suffragan of Larissa in Thessaly. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pharsalus     Pharsalus     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pagasaí, Gulf of — ▪ gulf, Greece also called  Gulf of Vólos , Modern Greek  Pagasitikós Kólpos , ancient  Gulf of Pagasae        gulf of the Aegean Sea, nomós (department) of Magnisía, Thessaly, Greece. The gulf is almost landlocked by a fishhook prong of the… …   Universalium

• Demetrias —    Main port of Thessaly (q.v.), located near modern Volos. The city s maritime connections looked eastward to Constantinople (q.v.), to the coast of Asia Minor, even to Egypt (qq.v.). It survived a nearby settlement of Slavs (q.v.), called… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

• Volos — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Volos name local = Βόλος caption skyline = Volos Promenande periph = Thessaly prefec = Magnesia population = 82439 population as of = 2001 area = 27.678 elevation min = 0 elevation max = 5 lat deg = 39 lat min = 22 lon… …   Wikipedia

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• Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction       history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …   Universalium

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• Hellenic Railways Organisation — Hellenic Railways Organization Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος Type State owned group of companies Industry Rail transport Founded 1 January 1971 …   Wikipedia

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