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        The northest island of the Cyclades, very so rich in natural beauty and dramatic differences
in its lanscape, expands diagonally, on a north-
    western axis and a northeastern one with the
    first one with the first one on the south of
    Evia, from which it is separated from the
    stormy, legendary channel of Kafirea ( Cavo
    d' oro ) and with the other on the North of
    Tinos with which it is seperated from Steno.

            The abundant waters and the rich vegeta-
    tion have enchanted poets since antiquity, that is
    the reason according to which the island was
    named as Lacia ( for its rich vegetation ), Hydrousa ( for its abundant water ), Epagris or
    Nonagria ( all the above names have been registered by the ancient historian Plinius the
    Senior ( Natural History, IV, 22 ).

            The name Andros is mentioned for the first time  by Herodotus and then by Aeschylus in
    his tragedy the Persians ( line 886 - 5th century ). According to mythology, however, that name
    was much more older and the island owes it to its first inhabitant, Andros ( or Andrefs ), a
    hero with a divine origin.

                                    Chronological chart of the most important events

    3.000 B.C.              Neolithic Era - remnants of settlements in Strofilla area ( West )
                                  Early Bronze Age - remnants of settlements in Mikrogiali area ( North )
                                   early cycladic civilization
    2.000 - 1.500 B.C.   Middle Bronze Age - middlecycladic civilization - few findings on the
                                   surface, traces of a settlement in Plaka area ( West )
    1.500 - 1.200 B.C.   Mycenic Era vases from Paleopoli ( West ) and Korthi ( South - East )
    1.100 - 900 B.C.      Early Geometrical Era - foundation of settlements in Zagora and Korthi
                                   ( South - East )
    900 - 700 B.C.         Middle and late geometrical Era - homeric times - flourish of Zagora and
                                     Ipsili ( built a sanctuary )
    700 B.C.                   abandoning of Zagora and gradual shrinking of Ipsili
    700 - 480 B.C.         Archaic Era - foundation and rise of the city of Andros ( today's Paleo-
                                   poli area ) - Medic wars ( 491 - 480 B.C. ) - Andros was conquered by
                                   the Persians and promised to be on their side against the Athenians at
                                   the naval battle of Salamis - Andros was unsuccessful sieged by the
                                   Athenian fleet under the command of Themistocles - Herodotus VIII
                                   ( 108, 11 - 2, 121 )
    480 - 320 B.C.        Classical Era - participation in the 1st athenian Alliance - in the Pelopo-
                                   nesean war it's on the Athenian side ( 432 - 431 B.C. ) and takes part in
                                   the campaign of Sicily ( 415 - 413 B.C. ) - however it defects once more
                                   in favour of the Spartans - gavrio is sieged and occupied by Alciviades
                                   ( 409 or 408 B.C. ) - accession in the " Islands Communion " in 338 B.C.
                                   Construction of the cylindrical tower of St. Peter, in good condition today
                                   - the Athenians after their victory over the Spartans in the naval battle
                                   of Knidos declare the island free in 339 B.C.
    320 - 30 B.C.          Hellenistic Era - under the Macedonian occupation which is interchanged
                                   with the Ptolemian during the years of Alexand the Great's successors -
                                   rise of the city of Andros ( Paleopoli ) - during the 2nd Macedonian wars
                                   the Andreans stay on the side of Philip the 2nd
    30 B.C. - 324 A.D.   Roman Era - the island is under Roman occupation
    4th - 15th CEN.     Early Byzantine - Byzantine Era - it flourishes especially in the 12th centu-
                                    ry under the reign of Komninon with the development of silk industry
                                    - construction of churches : Taxiarhes in Mesaria, Melida and Ipsilo,
                                    Panagia in Mesathouri, Agios Nikolaos in Korthi ( 11th - 12th sentury )
    1207 - 1566 A.D.   Enetic Occupation - under the occupation of Marino Dandolo " Kastro"
                                   was built in Chora - works of the Franks are also Epano Kastro in Korthi
                                   area and the tower of Makrotantalos ( North )
    1566 - 1821 A.D.   Turkish occupation
    1770 - 1777 A.D.     under the Roman occupation, short period away from the Turkish occu-
                                   pation
    18th Century            foundation of Greek schools, Agia Triada in Korthi. A period at which
                                   Greek Letters flourish in Chora - development of navigation
    10 - 5 - 1821            beginning of the Greek Fight against the Turks - participation in the
                                   revolution by providing fighters, money and ships
    1880                        A change in navigation from sailing boats to steam - ships - flourishing
                                   of the Andros navigation
 
 

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