Kos (Cos)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23726714 |
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| Authors | Victor Cojocaru (0000-0001-8958-5241, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah14166.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4255493033 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Geographically and historically linked to Asia Minor, Kos was, until the fourth century bce , an actor of only minor importance in what was called the third Greece beyond Athens and Sparta. After the metoikismos of at least two preexisting poleis , a new city was founded on the northeastern coast of the island, in 366/5. The unified Koan state rose to great prominence in the eastern Mediterranean, as one of the main maritime and trading centers of the Aegean. The island exported wine, olive oil, and silk. But its worldwide fame is primarily associated with the name of Hippocrates of Kos, the father of medicine.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biology · Geography · Humanities · Mediterranean climate · Minor (academic) · Olive oil · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · History
| Highly cited | No |
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