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Peritheorion

Greece / Rodypi / Amaxades /
 temple, castle, archeological site, fortification, Roman Empire, interesting place, ancient ruins

The overgrown ruined site of an ancient and medieval Roman settlement southeast of modern Amaxades, which was called Anastasioupolis after Emperor Anastasios I (491-518) and later Peritheorion. It is recorded as taken and destroyed by the Bulgarian emperor Kalojan (1197-1207) in 1205, but was later restored, in the reign of Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos (1328-1341). A battle fought near Peritheorion in 1345 witnessed the victory of Umur Bey of Aydin and Emperor Ioannes VI Kantakouzenos over Momčil. If the "Palateoria" of an Italian document is Peritheorion, the town and its salt pans were restored to Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425) by the Ottoman emir Süleyman Çelebi by treaty in 1403. The Turkish name of the town was Buru or Buri.
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Coordinates:   41°6'7"N   25°5'28"E
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