Εγγλεζονήσι (ή Κτυπονήσι)
| Englesonisi (or “Ktiponisi”)
Τύμβος του Σαλγανέα | The Tomb of Salganeas
Spartian King Leonidas. The Persian fleet,
sailing through the north Gulf of Evia,
coundn’t see the Euripus Strait and the
town of Chalkida and they thought that
Salganeas had led them to a trap and
killed him. However, as they continued
to sail through the peninsula, they found
the Euripus Strait and realised their
mistake. Then, Xerxes the Persian King
ordered his fleet to bury the unfairly killed
man with honours and make a tomb for
him. Today, the Tomb of Salganeas is
an artificial hill located in the foothills
of mountain Messapio (today called
Ktipas) between the Municipalities of
Drossia and Loukissia of the Municipality
of Anthidona. The locals call the area
“Soros”, which means “bunch”, possibly
due to the bunch of soil required for the
construction of the tomb.
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