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SERRES (Town) MAKEDONIA CENTRAL
The famed city of Serrhai was destroyed when the Bulgarians set it
on fire as they began their retreat in 1913. Its Byzantine monuments were consumed
by the flames, with the sole exception of the three-aisled 11th century basilica
of Ayioi Theodoroi, now reconstructed, which hints at the former wealth and culture
of the second most important city of Macedonia after Thessalonike.
The sturdy, solid walls of the acropolis still bear witness to the
size of medieval Serrhai. The town has a significant place in the history of the
12th and later centuries. It attained its greatest importance in the 14th century
during the conflict between Byzantium and the Serbian state; in 1345 Serrhai was
captured by the Serb ruler Stefan Dusan.
In 1371 the then ruler of the city, the Serb John Ugliesa, was defeated
in the battle of Maritsa (Evros
River) in his attempt to uphold the rights of the entire Orthodox world against
the Turks.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below, which contains images.
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