The History of Skiathos: From the Persian Wars to Papadiamantis
The history of Skiathos runs from Chalcidian colonists of the archaic era to the novelist Alexandros Papadiamantis. His fiction fixed the island in Greek literature. Herodotus placed the opening naval clash of Xerxes’ invasion in its waters, and fire signals from its hills warned the Greek fleet at Artemisio. Medieval islanders abandoned the ancient harbor … Read more