Methymna, which in the medieval
period was renamed Molyvos, had since antiquity been Lesvos’ second most
important city after Mytilene. On the top of the mountain, the castle of
Molyvos is located, ensuring control of the narrow passage to Asia Minor and
the Gulf of Adramyttion.
Currently, one can find here a
number of artefacts and clues from its diverse past, where different
civilisations, cultures, empires and religions had Lesvos under their control,
including Ancient Greece, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Ottoman Empire and
Modern Greece. Among the ancient ruins in Methymna we find a part of the paved
Hellenistic main road from ancient Methymna to the countryside (3rd
century BC 1st century BC).
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