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MYTILINI (Ancient city) LESVOS
It is on the pine-clad hill of Ayia Kyriaki northwest of Mytilene.
It came to light during excavations carried out in 1958 and it is considered one
of the biggest theatres of antiquity, with a capacity of 15,000 people and perfect
acoustics. According to tradition, during a visit to Lesvos the Roman Emperor
Pompey decided to build a similar one in Rome.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
MORIA (Small town) MYTILINI
It is at a distance of 600m. from the village of Moria (6 km
from Mytilene ). It is a stone construction built during the Roman era (2nd century
AD), that supplied water to Mytilene from the springs of the Ayiassos area. Today
it is under restoration and the visitor can admire a part of it, the so-called
"Kamares" (arches): twelve columns standing erect holding seven arches
curved in gray marble from a neighboring quarry. At the top of the construction
stood the water pipe. The water came from the lake Megali Limni (Mt Olympus),
and along its 22km route it collected water from other springs too. Other parts
of the aqueduct have been found at gorges in central Lesvos. At the area of Moria,
the Aqueduct was 170 meters long, 27 meters high and had 17 arches.
This text is cited Jan 2003 from the Prefecture of Lesvos URL below, which contains image.
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