Larsos site (Lesbos) Larsos - Λάρσος

Λάρσος - Larsos, Classical site in Lesvos Aegean, or Larissaies Petres, a 'Pelasgian' wall crowning the hilltop
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Latitude: 39.124600
Longitude: 26.453500
Confidence: Low (20130000)

Place ID: 391264XLar
Time period: CHR
Region: North Aegean
Country: Greece
Department: Lesvos
Mod: Larsos

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Modern Description: Near the summit of the steep, rock escarpment to the north of the main road, 1500m west of the Géra springs, are the Larissai Petrai—remains of prehistoric ‘Pelasgian' walls, possessing a strategically panoramic view of the Géra inlet. Below, on the face of the cliff, the line of the Roman aqueduct bringing water from the foot of Mount Olympus to Mytilene can be traced cutting almost horizontally across the cliff, about one third of the way up, at the point where the scree stops and the rock face begins.
DARE: 29086

Info: McGilchrist's Greek Islands

(From McGilchrist’s Greek Islands, © Nigel McGilchrist 2010, excerpted with his gracious permission. Click for the books)


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