Nea Poteidaia

Nea Potidea (Greek Νέα Ποτίδαια ( f sg ); alternative and also an old name Potidaia Ποτίδαια or Poteidaia, Potidaea Latin ) is a town on the Greek peninsula Chalkidiki. It is located at the narrowest point of the transition ( isthmus ) on the Kassandra peninsula, which is just 1 km wide at this point. Just north of the village runs from west to east, the channel of Potidea.

History

Ancient Potidea

Potidea was founded around the year 600 BC by settlers from Corinth. The colony lived mainly from trade with the neighboring kingdom of Macedonia. This they achieved great prosperity and 550 BC, a mint is even built. 479 BC, the city was saved by a tsunami from the Persians.

Potidaia played an important role in the early phase of the Peloponnesian War: The city was a member of the Delian League and used at the same time good relations with the mother city of Corinth. Since existed between Athens and Corinth, an ally of Sparta, an increasing contrast, Athens demanded Potidaia that it should identify its Corinthian officials and grind his walls. Potidaia refused to do the procedure in his autonomy and declared its secession from the Delian Confederation. Then moved the Athenians against the city and besieged it. After two years, the Athenians succeeded in the year 430 BC, the capture of the city, they could hold up to 404 BC.

From 363 BC, the city was again in possession of the Athenians. Then you got but in the field of view of the expansionist ambitions of the Macedonians under their king Philip II, the 356 BC, the conquest Potidaias succeeded. He let destroy the city and award the territory of the city of Olynthus.

Kassandreia

At the site of the old Potidaia then let the Macedonian king Cassander 316 BC built a new city, which he named after himself Kassandreia. In the subsequent time there grew shipping industry, which led to renewed prosperity in the city. After the battle of Pydna in 167 BC it was occupied by the Romans. After the conquest by the Turks in 1430, the city is abandoned and forfeited.

Nea Potidea

In 1922, refugees from Eastern Thrace settled on the territory of the city Kassandreia. This channel dug in 1931, as he runs today. The place has since 2002, two bridges over the canal and a small fishing harbor. It is connected by a 80 km long motorway- expressway ( extension of national road 67 ) to Thessaloniki. The castle from the Roman period has been preserved and also of the city wall is a small remnant remained.