Ort in Tolien-Akarnanien - Messolongi, Vonitsa-Anaktorio, Agrinio, Etoliko, Triklino, Nafpaktos, Stratos, Amfilochia, Platanos (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Naupactus or Nafpaktos (Greek: , rarely, Latin: ), is the second largest town in the prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto. The harbour, one of the most scenic on the northern coast of the Corinthian Gulf, is accessible only to the smallest craft. The origin of Naupactus comes from the Greek words naus ship, boat and p gnuein, p gnyein to fasten together, build. The distance from Patras is about 15 km (NE) and from Athens about 215 km (NW), through the Rio-Antirio bridge. The town is located WSW of Amfissa, W of Itea and Delphi, NE of Antirio and GR-5/E55, E of Messolonghi and SE of Agrinio. The Mornos river is a few kilometres ENE which is also the prefectural boundary with Phokida. Naupactus is an episcopal see. In Greek legend it appears as the place where the Heraclidae built a fleet to invade the Peloponnesus. Whatever the historical validity of this legend, it - together with the above-mentioned meaning of its name - indicates a long-standing reputation as a major shipbuilding place. In historical times it belonged to the Ozolian Locrians; but about 455 BC, in spite of a partial resettlement with Locrians of Opus, it fell to the Athenians, who peopled it with Messenian refugees and made it their chief naval station in western Greece during the Peloponnesian war. Two major battles were fought at this location. In 404 it was restored to the Locrians, who subsequently lost it to the Achaeans, but recovered it through Epaminondas. Philip II of Macedon gave Naupactus to the Aetolians, who held it till 191 BC, when after an obstinate siege it was surrendered to the Romans. It was still flourishing about 170, but in Justinian I's reign was destroyed by an earthquake. It was again destroyed by earthquakes in 553 and in the 8th century and so on. From the late 9th century, it was capital of the Byzanti...http: //booksllc.net/?l=de