Assessing the cities of Messenia in the newly-founded Greek Kingdom

To Anna Christidou (1969-2013) προσφέρομέν σοι την λογικην ταύτην λατρείαν ύπέρ πνεύματος δικαίου έν πίστει τετελειωμένου The article examines the fortifications and the settlement of Venetian and Ottoman Koroni (it. Coron), through the accurate record of early nineteenth century engineers of the newly-established Greek Kingdom. The basic plan was conducted in 1835 by the military engineer Metaxas, who recorded all the buildings, their function and current owners, including a proposal for the urban re-planning of the city. His work proved its usefulness, since an exact copy was made in 1856 by lieutenant colonel Manitakis. It was supplemented by a second plan produced in 1842 by the surveyor Friedrich Zerse who focused on the settlement beyond the walls. These plans are set within the framework of the administration’s endeavours to assess and reorganize the cities of Messenia following wider town-planning aspirations and policies

Ancient history · Kingdom · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Architectural Studies · History · Geology

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