89:
115:
96:
463:
76:
446:. The site continued to be occupied up to the 17th century, when the population abandoned the old city and moved to the modern town of Toroni, about 1 km north of the ancient city. Its strong walls and other buildings were destroyed in 1903, when the Ottomans used the city's granite stones to cover some central roads of
533:
and the ancient harbour are nowadays sunk 35m from the coast, as the underwater surveys have proven, since a large 60m long and 2m wide foundation was found, probably the ancient seawall. The whole area between this foundation and the modern coastline is scattered with stoneworks and large amounts of
549:
Special emphasis was given by the excavators to the cemetery during the inhabitance of the Iron era. Its duration is approximated to be from the end of the 2nd century till the middle of the 9th century. In this cemetery 134 tombs were discovered with 118 being cremated and 16 simple burials. There
509:
In the
Acropolis and the main city, parts of the fortification are clearly visible along with dispread stone blocks, ancient pantiles and broken pottery which are found everywhere. Unfortunately, most of the city's buildings were destroyed in the beginning of the 20th century, when the
423:, became part of the Chalcidian League, which included most of the peninsula's cities. It was besieged by the Athenian General Timotheus by means of cutters attached to the top of masts made to cut open sandbags used in the city's defence. After 348, and the abolition of the league by
689:
403:
general from seizing the city with a surprise attack during the night, before he came to an understanding with the
Toronaeans in 423. He then tried to expand the city's walls by including the harbour suburb (Προάστειον
356:
settlers probably during the 8th century BC. Its strategic location and rich resources developed Toroni into one of the most significant cities in
Chalkidiki, giving its name to
514:
authorities hired an
Italian engineer in order to collect the stone blocks to use them as paving in roads. The Lecythus fort, next to the harbour, was rebuilt during the
760:
810:
678:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
434:
In 168 BC the Romans invaded and the city decayed, but did not cease to exist, as indicated by the harbour fort, Lecythus, which was rebuilt during the
66:
924:
837:
283:
538:, which indicate the presence of large buildings. All these are concluding that this is the area that the Athenaean garrison fortified when
199:
133:
506:(suburb) of the city, in today's narrow, but in antiquity much broader neck of land that connects Lecythus and the city.
275:
482:
era. Surveys were conducted by the XVI Ephorate of
Classical Antiquities in 1975. The harbour port, Lecythus (Λήκυθος
88:
693:
864:
830:
675:
187:
395:
broke out, the
Athenians, fearing a revolt against them, placed a garrison in the city but that did not stop
416:, just before the return of Brasidas, who was 2 miles away. When war ended, Toroni, a leading member of the
586:
The municipal unit Toroni is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
298:
823:
792:
470:
Traces of prehistoric settlements of the 3rd century BC and many other ancient remains, including early
443:
254:
578:, the middle peninsula of Chalkidiki, and comprise one of the most popular summer resorts of Sithonia.
264:
361:
424:
369:
43:
815:
929:
903:
898:
593:
Sykia (Sykia, Valti, Destenika, Kalamitsi, Koufos, Paralia Sykias, Pigadaki, Platania, Toroni)
571:
392:
180:
175:
707:
574:. Its 2.5 km long curved beach of thick yellow sand is considered as one of the best in
39:
550:
were 500 pots discovered which were used either as burials or as cremators for the dead.
736:
511:
447:
317:
336:, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 193.973 km.
918:
874:
381:
357:
478:
temples, and castles are evidence that the area was inhabited continuously from the
676:"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"
471:
451:
385:
786:
491:
439:
32:
869:
723:
570:
with a population of 4,036 (2001). The seat of the former municipality was in
563:
543:
495:
409:
325:
192:
502:
southwest of acropolis up to the coast, that includes
Lecythus fort; and the
148:
135:
515:
487:
479:
475:
435:
420:
245:
486:), is being refurbished. The ancient city extends in three main areas: the
28:
856:
847:
708:"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"
575:
559:
539:
417:
396:
377:
365:
349:
333:
321:
204:
332:. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
535:
519:
499:
428:
353:
345:
114:
17:
879:
567:
400:
373:
329:
271:
250:
168:
462:
380:
to
Kritoboulos, a local ruler, in 479 and later became part of the
75:
530:
461:
413:
819:
785:
38:"Torone" redirects here. For the town of ancient Epirus, see
113:
384:, contributing one of the highest taxes that reached 12
320:
city and a former municipality in the southwest edge of
490:
located to the rocky and extremely bluff hill between
690:"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"
494:
and
Lecythus, which was connected with the city via
888:
854:
811:
History and Info about Hotels & Rooms in Toroni
713:(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
282:
261:
244:
236:
228:
223:
215:
210:
198:
186:
174:
164:
54:
388:per year, giving an indication of its prosperity.
525:Parts of the ancient city, including most of the
412:. However, the Athenians recaptured Toroni under
761:"Perseus Under Philologic: Diod. Sic. 15.81.1"
831:
438:era. It was also a bishopric, and is still a
8:
344:According to mythology, Toroni was wife to
838:
824:
816:
51:
601:
667:
281:
243:
222:
209:
163:
128:
81:
72:
558:Modern Toroni is a municipal unit in
260:
235:
227:
214:
197:
185:
173:
7:
846:Subdivisions of the municipality of
796:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
522:and a small early Christian temple.
219:194.0 km (74.9 sq mi)
237: • Municipal unit density
352:. The ancient city was founded by
25:
784:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
110:Location within the regional unit
737:"Polyaenus: Stratagems - Book 3"
498:; the main ancient city, in the
94:
87:
74:
925:Populated places in Chalkidiki
542:seized the city, according to
95:
1:
408:), before leaving to attack
229: • Municipal unit
216: • Municipal unit
946:
302:
37:
26:
129:
82:
73:
64:
611:Municipality population
458:Topography - Archaeology
427:, Toroni became part of
58:
49:Municipal unit in Greece
31:. For the mountain, see
27:For the confection, see
376:, who as a reward gave
368:peninsulas. During the
467:
118:
793:Catholic Encyclopedia
608:Settlement population
465:
444:Roman Catholic Church
263: • Summer (
240:17/km (44/sq mi)
176:Administrative region
117:
765:perseus.uchicago.edu
311:modern pronunciation
284:Vehicle registration
42:. For Princess, see
372:it allied with the
360:that forms between
145: /
889:Municipal unit of
855:Municipal unit of
694:Government Gazette
468:
466:The Lecythus fort.
370:Greco-Persian Wars
119:
44:Torone (mythology)
912:
911:
726:iv. 110-116,v 2-3
659:
658:
393:Peloponnesian War
312:
292:
291:
181:Central Macedonia
149:39.983°N 23.900°E
16:(Redirected from
937:
840:
833:
826:
817:
798:
797:
789:
781:
775:
774:
772:
771:
757:
751:
750:
748:
747:
733:
727:
721:
715:
714:
712:
704:
698:
697:
686:
680:
679:
672:
602:
518:era, along with
382:Athenaean League
310:
304:
268:
160:
159:
157:
156:
155:
150:
146:
143:
142:
141:
138:
98:
97:
91:
78:
52:
21:
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
915:
914:
913:
908:
884:
850:
844:
807:
802:
801:
783:
782:
778:
769:
767:
759:
758:
754:
745:
743:
741:www.attalus.org
735:
734:
730:
722:
718:
710:
706:
705:
701:
688:
687:
683:
674:
673:
669:
664:
600:
584:
556:
460:
342:
262:
153:
151:
147:
144:
139:
136:
134:
132:
131:
125:
124:
123:
122:
121:
120:
111:
106:
105:
104:
103:
99:
69:
60:
57:
50:
47:
40:Torone (Epirus)
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
943:
941:
933:
932:
927:
917:
916:
910:
909:
907:
906:
901:
895:
893:
886:
885:
883:
882:
877:
872:
867:
865:Agios Nikolaos
861:
859:
852:
851:
845:
843:
842:
835:
828:
820:
814:
813:
806:
805:External links
803:
800:
799:
787:"Torone"
776:
752:
728:
716:
699:
681:
666:
665:
663:
660:
657:
656:
653:
650:
646:
645:
642:
639:
635:
634:
631:
628:
624:
623:
620:
617:
613:
612:
609:
606:
599:
596:
595:
594:
591:
583:
580:
555:
552:
459:
456:
448:Constantinople
341:
338:
290:
289:
286:
280:
279:
269:
259:
258:
248:
242:
241:
238:
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
208:
207:
202:
196:
195:
190:
184:
183:
178:
172:
171:
166:
162:
161:
154:39.983; 23.900
127:
126:
112:
109:
108:
107:
101:
100:
93:
92:
86:
85:
84:
83:
80:
79:
71:
70:
67:Municipal unit
65:
62:
61:
55:
48:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
905:
902:
900:
897:
896:
894:
892:
887:
881:
878:
876:
875:Neos Marmaras
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
860:
858:
853:
849:
841:
836:
834:
829:
827:
822:
821:
818:
812:
809:
808:
804:
795:
794:
788:
780:
777:
766:
762:
756:
753:
742:
738:
732:
729:
725:
720:
717:
709:
703:
700:
695:
691:
685:
682:
677:
671:
668:
661:
654:
651:
648:
647:
643:
640:
637:
636:
632:
629:
626:
625:
621:
618:
615:
614:
610:
607:
604:
603:
597:
592:
589:
588:
587:
581:
579:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
554:Modern Toroni
553:
551:
547:
545:
541:
537:
532:
528:
523:
521:
517:
513:
507:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
464:
457:
455:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
422:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
386:Attic talents
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
339:
337:
335:
331:
327:
324:peninsula in
323:
319:
318:ancient Greek
315:
308:
300:
299:Ancient Greek
296:
287:
285:
277:
273:
270:
266:
256:
252:
249:
247:
239:
231:
218:
206:
203:
201:
194:
191:
189:
188:Regional unit
182:
179:
177:
170:
167:
158:
130:Coordinates:
116:
90:
77:
68:
63:
53:
45:
41:
34:
30:
19:
890:
791:
779:
768:. Retrieved
764:
755:
744:. Retrieved
740:
731:
719:
702:
692:(in Greek).
684:
670:
585:
582:Subdivisions
557:
548:
546:' accounts.
526:
524:
508:
503:
483:
469:
452:Thessaloniki
433:
405:
390:
343:
313:
306:
294:
293:
200:Municipality
492:Porto Koufo
440:titular see
152: /
33:Alto Toroni
919:Categories
870:Metagkitsi
770:2020-06-10
746:2020-06-10
724:Thucydides
662:References
598:Population
564:Chalkidiki
544:Thucydides
527:Proasteion
504:Proasteion
496:long walls
410:Amphipolis
406:Proasteion
354:Chalkidian
326:Chalkidiki
224:Population
193:Chalkidiki
516:Byzantine
488:Acropolis
480:Neolithic
476:Byzantine
472:Christian
436:Byzantine
421:synoecism
418:Olynthian
391:When the
348:, son of
246:Time zone
930:Sithonia
857:Sithonia
848:Sithonia
576:Sithonia
560:Sithonia
540:Brasidas
520:cisterns
484:Lekythos
397:Brasidas
378:Olynthus
374:Persians
366:Sithonia
358:the gulf
350:Poseidon
334:Sithonia
322:Sithonia
316:) is an
205:Sithonia
536:pottery
512:Ottoman
500:plateau
442:in the
429:Macedon
425:Phillip
401:Spartan
362:Pallene
346:Proteus
340:History
165:Country
140:23°54′E
137:39°59′N
891:Toroni
880:Nikiti
655:3,330
644:3,553
633:4,036
622:3,870
568:Greece
529:, the
399:, the
330:Greece
314:Toróni
307:Toróne
303:Τορώνη
295:Toroni
169:Greece
102:Toroni
59:Τορώνη
56:Toroni
29:Turrón
18:Torone
904:Sykia
899:Sarti
711:(PDF)
590:Sarti
572:Sykia
531:agora
414:Cleon
272:UTC+3
251:UTC+2
232:3,330
649:2021
638:2011
627:2001
616:1991
605:Year
474:and
450:and
364:and
276:EEST
211:Area
652:204
641:213
630:233
619:242
265:DST
255:EET
921::
790:.
763:.
739:.
566:,
562:,
454:.
431:.
328:,
309:,
305:,
301::
288:ΧΚ
839:e
832:t
825:v
773:.
749:.
696:.
297:(
278:)
274:(
267:)
257:)
253:(
46:.
35:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
