{"id":17,"date":"2013-11-12T12:34:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T12:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/paradise-cove\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2015-01-14T12:36:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T09:36:35","slug":"tracing-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/tracing-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracing History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Tracing History in the Region of Monemvasia &amp; Laconia<\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"slider slider_medium\">\n<div class=\"slider_container clearfix\" id=\"slider198\">\n<div class=\"slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/castle_7medium.jpg\" style=\"width:620px;height:338px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/castle_8medium.jpg\" style=\"width:620px;height:338px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"slider-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/castle_9medium.jpg\" style=\"width:620px;height:338px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slider_pagination\" id=\"slider198_pag\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <script>\n            jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n                $(\"#slider198\").carouFredSel({\n                    pagination : \"#slider198_pag\",\n                        respononsive: true,\n                    infinite: false,\n                    auto: false,\n                    width: \"auto\",\n                    items: 1,\n                    scroll: {\n                        fx: \"fade\",\n                        duration: 200\n                    }\n                });\n            });\n        <\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the region of Monemvasia and the wider region of Laconia, one can find an incredible combination of an exceptional natural environment with the presence, at the same time, of a unique cultural environment that man has created almost from his appearance in the planet up to our times.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, it became well known that in the caves of Laconia there were found certain fossils of anthropoid Neanderthal which are considered as unique in Europe. \u00a0This proves that this place was inhabited by the first anthropoid namely Neanderthal, even millions of years before the first appearance of the human kind in its present form. The main reason for that seems to be that the favourable climate of this region encouraged the survival of human type when the remaining of Europe was still covered with ice.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the region exhibits a continuous cultural presence from the prehistoric age and the cave people of Stone Age, throughout the Classical Antiquity and the Byzantine period.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concerning the <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Prehistoric Period and the Cave People<\/strong><\/span>, three caves were discovered so far in Laconia, all of them full of priceless discoveries: The <em><strong>Kastania Cave<\/strong><\/em> in the Municipality of Monemvasia was discovered only some years ago, whereas the two other caves, that is the <em><strong>Lakonis Cave<\/strong><\/em> in Gythion and the <em><strong>Kalamakia Cave<\/strong><\/em> in Areopoli had been discovered early in 2000.<\/li>\n<li>In so far as the <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Classical and Pre-Classical Antiquity<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is concerned, there are several important places in the wider region of Lakonia that are definitely associated with the ancient history. \u00a0To name just a few, the <em><strong>Underwater Town of Pavlopetri<\/strong><\/em> should be mentioned, a submerged town founded in about 5,500 BC, the <em><strong>Submerged Town of Plytra<\/strong><\/em> and, of course, the new city of <em><strong>Sparta<\/strong> <\/em>where the ancient Spartans had lived.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sparta <\/strong>was a dominant ancient Greek city with a significant and efficient military power. \u00a0Some sources claim that this was due to its social structure. \u00a0Sparta played a catalytic role in the history of Peloponnese. The great heroic act of bravery of the 300 Spartans at the famous battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC\u00a0continues to fascinate the modern Western culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gytheion<\/strong>, the port of Sparta, is said to be the place of from which Belle Helene and Paris left for Troya.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pavlopetri<\/strong> is a prehistoric town and important harbour, which was submerged after a big earthquake in 375 BC. \u00a0It is located on the Malea Peniscula in South East Laconia. There is evidence that it was established in about 5 500 BC. Although discovered by a British oceanographer some 40 years ago, it was only recently that marine archaeologists, aided by digital technology, were able to properly survey the ruins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plytra<\/strong>\u00a0under Roman rule was one of the most important towns on Cape Maleas. Now, it is a submerged town the ruins of which are visible on the shore and on the seabed. On the coast there are tombs and at least two bath houses, one of which has mosaic floors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Finally, the <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Byzantine Period<\/strong><\/span> is very well represented in the region of Laconia and Monemvasia with the\u00a0<script src=\"http:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/ga.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nlanguage=\"en\";\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/cdn.sencha.io\/ext\/gpl\/4.2.1\/ext-all.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"\/javascript\/js-all-min.js?20141001\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><!-- [if lte IE 7]>\n\n\n<style>.buttons button {filter:chroma(color=#000000);}<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!-- [if lte IE 8]>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/styles\/yaml402-121023\/yaml\/core\/iehacks.min.css\" type=\"text\/css\"\/><![endif]--><!-- [if gte IE 9]>\n\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.gradient,.wform div.top {filter: none;}<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!-- [if IE]>\n\n\n\n<style>\t.buttons img {margin: 0 !important;}<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><em><strong>Archaeological Site of\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Mystras<\/strong><\/em> and the <em><strong>Castle of Monemvasia<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracing History in the Region of Monemvasia &amp; Laconia In the region of Monemvasia and the wider region of Laconia, one can find an incredible combination of an exceptional natural environment with the presence, at the same time, of a unique cultural environment that man has created almost from his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-page-blog.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1347,"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/1347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisa-monemvasia.gr\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}