16.07.2025
Ancient Iassos
Iassos has been inhabited since the earliest days of history due to its privileged location, its spectacular marble and its abundant fisheries. The city was theoretically founded in the 9th century BC by Greek colonists from Argos and later inhabited by immigrants from Miletus. However, Italian archaeologists have found Minoan houses and Mycenaean pottery, suggesting that the area was inhabited long before the arrival of the Greeks. Iassos is mostly located on a rocky island, except for the city walls and necropolis. One of its most impressive monuments is an enormous mausoleum – a temple tomb in the Syrian style. The burial chamber is covered by a small Corinthian temple, perched on a ten-step crepidoma. Numerous skeletons were discovered in the tomb, which dates back to the Roman period.
