KHÍOS

khēˈôs or Chioskīˈŏs, island (1991 pop. 51,060), c.350 sq mi (910 sq km), E Greece, in the Aegean Sea, just W of Asia Minor. It is mountainous and is famous for its scenic beauty and good climate. The highest point is Mt. Elias (c.4,160 ft/1,270 m). The island produces olives, figs, wine, and mastic and has marble quarries, lignite deposits, and sulfur springs. Sheep and goats are raised. Khíos was colonized by Ionians and later held (494–479 b.c.) by the Persians. In 479 b.c. it recovered its independence and joined the Delian League. It rebelled several times against Athenian ascendancy in the league. The island was on good terms with Rome, maintaining its independence until the reign of Vespasian (1st cent. a.d.). It became part of the Byzantine Empire and later passed (1204) to the Latin emperors of Constantinople and then (1261) to the Genoese. The Ottoman Turks conquered the island in 1566 and held it until the First Balkan War (1912), when it was taken by Greece. A rebellion against Turkish rule resulted (1822) in a ruthless massacre of the population. Khíos claims to be the birthplace of Homer. Khíos, a seaport (1991 pop. 22,894), is the island's chief town and the capital of Khíos prefecture.

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books on: KhIos  - 33 results

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The City as Comedy: Society and Representation in Athenian Drama
Book by Gregory W. Dobrov; University of North Carolina Press, 1997
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--In Literature, Cities And Towns In Literature, City And Town Life In Literature, Greek Drama (Comedy)--History And Criticism, Literature And Society--Greece--Athens, Mimesis In Literature
...as they make their entrance: and heres Khios--and a fine city she is !-- since...demonstrative indicates the ceremonious entrance of Khios, and the aesthetic comment implies that...relationship between male and female. Khios is praised, in other words, as a city...
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The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others
Book by Paul Cartledge; Oxford University Press, 1993
Subjects: Difference (Philosophy), Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C, National Characteristics, Greek
...in the Peloponnesian War was Theopompos Khios, the supposed originator of chattel servitude...meaning that in the closing phase of the war Khios liberated slaves, quite probably for naval...What Thucydides does say about slaves on Khios is, however, interesting enough, especially...
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Athens and Sparta: Constructing Greek Political and Social History from 478 BC
Book by Anton Powell; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Athens (Greece)--Politics And Government, Athens (Greece)--Social Conditions, Greece--Politics And Government--To 146 B.C, Greece--Social Conditions--To 146 B.C, Sparta (Extinct City)--Politics And Government, Sparta (Extinct City)--Social Conditions
...revolts proposed or consummated of Khios, Erythrai, Lesbos, Euboia, Knidos...fleet in E. Aegean; aided revolts of Khios, Erythrai, Lesbos, Knidos, Rhodes. 94 412-411. Athenian siege of Khios; 95 411, spring, rule of the Four...
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The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Rumania, Turkey
Book by Nevill Forbes, Arnold J. Toynbee, D. Mitrany, D. G. Hogarth; Clarendon Press, 1915
Subjects: Balkan Peninsula--History, Eastern Question (Balkan)
...its final severance. c A third group consists of Mitylini and Khios, 1 and concerning this pair Greece and Turkey have so far come...the re-establishment of Ottoman sovereignty in Mitylini and Khios, under guarantee of an autonomy after the precedent of Krete...
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Miletos: A History
Book by Alan M. Greaves; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Greeks--Turkey--Balat (Aydin 'Ili)--Antiquities, Greeks--Turkey--Balat (Aydin 'Ili)--History--To 1500
...Mattingly 1996:225). Imported transport amphorae from Khios and Cyprus, which could have been used for oil, have been...evidence for early commercialisation of production at Miletos and Khios cannot be securely used, because of its late date, but it...
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Diana; THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY OF THE PRINCESS'S LAST DAYS
Newspaper article by Rosa Monckton; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), December 28, 1997
...fiction. I had turned to her in disbelief on the third night of our trip after watching the news. We had apparently been on Khios and Oinouses. We had then gone to Mykonos, where we had taken a plane to Naxos. From there, we were due to fly to Turkey...
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My Bid for the Last Tango in Yorkshire
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 29, 2008
...George Andrews, Norwich, Norfolk. Sign language FALLING DOWN ON THE JOB: Oops! A timely warning seen on the island of Khios byJane Curtis, of Larnaca, Cyprus.. Your jokes I MET an old school friend recently, who is retiring from his hairdressingsalon...
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Students Probe Heavy Issues in 'Proof'
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 11, 2010
...Kaetzer) tells you what you need to work on," she said. "It makes you a stronger character. Its easier to learn." Khios character struggles with an inherited mathematical ability from her math genius father. When one of her fathers graduate students...


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encyclopedia articles on: KhIos  - 7 results

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KhÍos
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KHIOS khe os or Chios ki os, island (1991 pop...sulfur springs. Sheep and goats are raised. Khios was colonized by Ionians and later held...in a ruthless massacre of the population. Khios claims to be the birthplace of Homer. Khios...
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Greece
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Sporades , the Dodecanese (including Rhodes , Evvoia , Lesbos , Khios , Samos , Limnos , Samothrace , and Thasos , in the Aegean...conquered by the Ottoman Turks (completed in 1456). Genoa held Khios until 1566; Venice retained Crete until 1669 and the Ionian...
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Sporades
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...sometimes also included. The Southern Sporades are generally understood to include Ikaria, Samos, the Dodecanese, and sometimes Khios. The main products of the Sporades are olive oil, wine, and citrus fruit. ____________________ Copyright...
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Ermoupolis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ironworks, tanning, and textiles are significant industries. It grew rapidly after being founded (c.1820) by refugees from Khios and Psara islands. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Aegean Sea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...shape, it is dotted with islands, most of which belong to Greece; they include Evvoia , the Sporades , the Cyclades , Samos , Khios , Lesbos , Thasos , and the Dodecanese . The Aegean Seas greatest depths (more than 11,600 ft/3,540 m) are found E of...
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