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ASTROPALIA (classical Astypalaea)

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 819 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASTROPALIA (classical Astypalaea) , an See also:island, with See also:good harbours, in. the See also:south See also:part: of the See also:Aegean, situated in 36.5° N. and immediately See also:west of 26.5° E. It was colonized by See also:Megara, and its constitution and buildings are known from numerous See also:inscriptions. The See also:Roman emperors recognized it as a See also:free See also:state; and in the See also:middle ages it was called Stampalia, and belonged to the See also:noble Venetian See also:family of Quirini. It was taken by the See also:Turks in the 16th See also:century,. and is now noted for its See also:sponges. The customs and See also:dress of the See also:people, who speak a See also:patois of romaic origin, are interesting.

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