As of 2009[update], the population of the island is five with a family of two children and their grandmother. The total area of the island is 9.2 square kilometres (4 sq mi) and its total coast line length is 34 kilometres (21 miles).
Archaeological findingsEdit
In June 2019, archaeologists from the Greek culture ministry's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities department discovered five 2000-year-old shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea near the Levitha island.[7][8] Along with the shipwrecks, a big granite anchor pole dating back to the 6th BC and amphorae dating back to the 3rd B.C were found. The amphorae were used during the era of the Ptolemaic Kingdom as a container for transporting goods such as wine. Archaeologists assumed that 400 kg weighted anchor pole was used on a “colossal-sized ship”.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
levitha, greek, Λέβιθα, known, classical, antiquity, lebinthus, lebinthos, ancient, greek, Λέβινθος, small, greek, island, located, east, aegean, between, kinaros, kalymnos, part, dodecanese, islands, part, municipality, leros, island, mentioned, ovid, works, . Levitha Greek Lebi8a known in classical antiquity as Lebinthus or Lebinthos Ancient Greek Lebin8os is a small Greek island located in the east of the Aegean Sea between Kinaros and Kalymnos part of the Dodecanese islands It is part of the municipality of Leros The island is mentioned in two of Ovid s works Ars Amatoria and the Metamorphoses in connection with the saga of Daedalus and Icarus While escaping from Crete Daedalus and Icarus flew over Lebinthus 1 Besides Ovid the island is noted by the ancient authors Pliny the Elder 2 Pomponius Mela 3 Strabo 4 and Stephanus of Byzantium 5 In addition it is mentioned in the Stadiasmus Maris Magni 6 LevithaNative name Lebi8aView of Levitha islandLevithaGeographyCoordinates37 00 40 N 26 27 35 E 37 01111 N 26 45972 E 37 01111 26 45972ArchipelagoDodecaneseAdministrationGreeceDemographicsPopulation5 2011 As of 2009 update the population of the island is five with a family of two children and their grandmother The total area of the island is 9 2 square kilometres 4 sq mi and its total coast line length is 34 kilometres 21 miles Archaeological findings EditIn June 2019 archaeologists from the Greek culture ministry s Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities department discovered five 2000 year old shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea near the Levitha island 7 8 Along with the shipwrecks a big granite anchor pole dating back to the 6th BC and amphorae dating back to the 3rd B C were found The amphorae were used during the era of the Ptolemaic Kingdom as a container for transporting goods such as wine Archaeologists assumed that 400 kg weighted anchor pole was used on a colossal sized ship 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 See also EditGeography of Greece List of Greek place names List of islands of GreeceReferences Edit Ovid Metamorphoses 8 222 Ars Amatoria 2 81 Pliny Naturalis Historia Vol 4 12 23 Pomponius Mela De situ orbis Vol 2 7 11 Strabo Geographica Vol x p 487 Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon s edition Stephanus of Byzantium Ethnica Vol s v Drepanh Stadiasmus of the Great Sea 281 Amazing archaeological discovery of 6th century BC anchor pole in Aegean Sea points to colossal ship 2 000 Year Old Shipwrecks With Cargo Discovered Off Greek Island Geek com 2019 08 09 Archived from the original on 2019 08 16 Retrieved 2019 08 16 Hurst Luke 2019 08 05 Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the sea near small Greek island euronews Retrieved 2019 08 16 GCT 2019 08 06 2000 year old ancient shipwreck discovered in the Aegean Sea Greek City Times Retrieved 2019 08 16 Rogers James 2019 08 09 Stunning cargo laden ancient shipwrecks discovered off Greek island Fox News Retrieved 2019 08 16 Apotelesmata ths Enalias Arxaiologikhs ereynas sth nhso Lebi8a www culture gr Retrieved 2019 08 16 Ancient Shipwrecks Discovered in the Aegean Archaeology Magazine www archaeology org Retrieved 2019 08 16 Amazing archaeological discovery of 6th century BC anchor pole in Aegean Sea points to colossal ship Retrieved 2019 08 16 Five major ancient shipwrecks discovered off small Greek island in the Aegean Neos Kosmos English Edition 2019 08 07 Retrieved 2019 08 16 Ain Noor ul 2019 08 06 Ancient shipwrecks discovered in the sea near small Greek island KENZ News Retrieved 2019 08 16 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1854 1857 Lebinthus Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography London John Murray nbsp This South Aegean location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Levitha amp oldid 1160959468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
