Aegina

Aegina was the gathering place of Myrmidons; in Aegina they gathered and trained.

Rivalry with Athens (5th century BC) The known history of Aegina is almost exclusively a history of its relations with the neighbouring state of Athens, which began to compete with the thalassocracy of Aegina about the beginning of the sixth century BC.

Pistachios from Aegina are considered to be the best in the world.

Nearby is Aegina, full of fishing villages and notable seafood taverns.

Aegina had always been exposed to the raids of corsairs and had oppressive governors during these last 30 years of Venetian rule.

Aegina remained subject to Nauplia.

Aegina's medism in 491 is to be explained by its commercial relations with the Persian Empire.

And against the sack of Megara, it had to endure the temporary capture of the castle of Aegina by Kemal Reis and the abduction of 2000 inhabitants.

Antonio II Acciaioli opposed the treaty for one of his adopted daughters had married the future lord of Aegina, Antonello Caopena.

As the final victory of Athens over Aegina was in 458 BC, the thirty years of the oracle would carry us back to the year 488 BC as the date of the dedication of the precinct and the beginning of hostilities.

By the terms of the Thirty Years' Peace (445 BC) Athens promised to restore to Aegina her autonomy, but the clause remained ineffective.

Cerigo and Aegina were united administratively since the peace with Morea, which not only paid all the expenses of administration but furnished a substantial balance for the naval defence of Venice, in which it was directly interested.

Denominations of Ancient Greek drachma The weight of the silver drachma was approximately 4.3 grams or 0.15 ounces, British Museum Catalogue 11 – Attica Megaris Aegina although weights varied significantly from one city-state to another.

Geography Aegina is roughly triangular in shape, approximately convert from east to west and convert from north to south, with an area of about convert.

He and his family were pensioned and one of them aided in the defence of Aegina against the Turks in 1537, was captured with his family, and died in a Turkish dungeon.

However, the other naval powers, including Corinth and Aegina refused to give command to the Athenians, and Themistocles pragmatically backed down.

Hydrofoil ferries from Piraeus take only forty minutes to reach Aegina; the regular ferry takes about an hour, with ticket prices for adults within the 4-15 euro range.

In 1462, the Venetian Senate ordered the relic to be removed to St. Giorgio Maggiore in Venice and on 12 November, it was transported from Aegina by Vettore Cappello, the famous Venetian commander.

It is probable that the power of Aegina had steadily declined during the twenty years after Salamis, and that it had declined absolutely, as well as relatively to that of Athens.

It may be noted, in confirmation of this opinion, that the naval supremacy of Aegina is assigned by the ancient writers on chronology to precisely this period, i.e. the years 490-480.