Gythion - Greece
Gythion, Greece. It was inhabited since the early historic times, serving as a trading station to the Phoenicians. During the Peloponnesian War, it was a Spartan naval base, destroyed by Athenians in 455 BC. Later it was fortified becoming such a powerful port that when seized in 195 BC it possessed the entire necessary infrastructure for use as an important export harbour
Picture No
10279761
Media ID
45658188
Size
4704px x 3153px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed Postcard
Date
late 1940s
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