Platamon Castle
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Castle of Platamon at
night.
The castle of
Platamon
The Platamon
Castle (Greek: το κάστρο του Πλαταμώνα) is a castle of the
middle Byzantine period (10th century AD) and is
located southeast of Mount Olympus, in
a strategic position which controls the exit of the Tempe valley, through which passes the main
road connecting Macedonia withThessaly and southern Greece.[1] The tower, which overlooks the
highway, is an imposing medieval fortress. The Turks seized the castle around
in 1386, but soon came back to the occupation by the forces and more than 100
Turks were burned alive inside the castle.
Important discoveries
are the board of Hellenistic wall,
that confirm the suggestion that on this position was the ancient Greek city Heraklion and
the gate in the wall of the donjon. The core of the city Heraklion remains to
be found, but it is posited that it is located on the northwest side of the
castle's hill due to shells and coins found during recent excavations.
The name Platamon is
derived from the Homeric word roots for "smoothed stone from the sea"
and "even wide coast." The name most likely comes from the location
of the castle, with wide beaches adjacent to the castle on its sea side. It is
thought the name had been used for the hill on which the castle sits since
ancient times and was continued to be used after the castle was erected.
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