Euboea - Greece

Euboea or Evia ( Εύβοια ) is the second largest of the Greek Aegean Islands in area and population after Crete. It is separated from the mainland of Greece by the Euboic Sea. The history of the island is for the most part that of its two principal cities, Chalkida (Halkida) and Eretria. Both cities were Ionian settlements from Attica (Athens), and their importance in early times is shown by their numerous colonies in Magna Graecia (Southern Italy), Sicily, Naxos, and on the coast of Macedonia (Northern Greece). The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad (Trojan War), where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria.

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House of the Mosaics - Eretria, Greece.

The House of the Mosaics - Eretria, Greece.

Fascinating household which was built in 370 b.C. and was inhabited for about a century. The Mosaic floors represent Niriida as Ippokampos and battles between Arimaspous and Grypes, Sfigon and Lefiton. It's a characteristic sample of classic and hellenistic architecture. The 1st century b.C. a burial yard was built and it got radically renovated in 1990 by the Swiss Archeological school.

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Evzone

Syntagma Square - Athens, Greece.

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Firenze

Basilica di Santa Croce – Florence, Italy.

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Evia Firefighting 06

August 25-29, 2007.

Canadair firefighting aircraft in Central Evia, Greece.

Wildfires continued to ravage Evia, Peloponnesus and other parts of Greece with 63 people dead, hundreds of houses and thousands of acres burned. After Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday, many European Union and Mediterranean countries such as Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Israel began sending firefighting aircraft to Greece. Greek firefighters and Army aided by foreign volunteers, fought blazes on the island of Evia and on the Peloponnesian prefectures of Ileia, Arcadia and Messinia. The deadliest forest fires in the past 150 years that have torn through Greece since Friday are believed to have left hundreds of people homeless. Hospitals in fire-affected areas have been providing temporary accommodation to citizens whose homes have been destroyed.

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