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See also: island in the See also: Aegean See also: Sea, belonging to the See also: group of the See also: Cyclades and the eparchy of Syra, 14 M. off the See also: coast of See also: Attica
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Its greatest length is about 15 M. and its breadth about 8 m
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It rises gradually towards the centre, where it culminates in See also: Mount See also: Elias, 1864 ft. high
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Among its natural productions are lemons, citrons, olives, See also: wine and honey; it also exports a considerable quantity of valonia
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There were formerly four towns of some importance in the island:—Iulis, about 3 M. from the See also: north-west See also: shore; Coressia, the harbour of Iulis, with a See also: temple of See also: Apollo Smintheus in the neighbourhood; Carthaea, in the See also: south-See also: east, with a temple of
Apollo; and Poieessa in the south-west
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Of these lulls is represented by the See also: town of Zea, and Carthaea by the See also: village of 'S tais Polais; traces of the other two can still be made out
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Iulis was the birthplace of the lyric poets See also: Simonides and See also: Bacchylides, the philosophers Prodicus and Ariston, and the physician Erasistratus; the excellence of its See also: laws was so generally recognized that the title of Cean Laws passed into a proverb
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One of them forbade a citizen to protract his See also: life beyond sixty years
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The See also: people of See also: Ceos fought on the See also: Greek See also: side at Artemisium and See also: Salamis; they joined the Defian See also: League and also the later Athenian See also: alliance in 377 B.C
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They revolted in 363-362, but were reduced again, and the Athenians established a See also: monopoly of the ruddle, or red See also: earth, which was one of the most valuable products of the island
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In A.D
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1207 it was divided between four See also: Italian adventurers; after forming See also: part of the duchy of See also: Naxos in 1537, it passed under See also: Turkish See also: rule in 1566
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See also: Silver coins of Carthaea and Coressia have been found dating from the 6th century B.C
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(see See also: NUMISMATICS: Greek, " Cyclades and Sporades ")
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The See also: present population of the island is about 4000, of which the capital has about 2000
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See Pridik, De Cei Insulae See also: rebus (1892)
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