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'''Damastion''' was an ancient city in the area somewhere near present-day [[Lake Ohrid]].The city was in the border between [[Illyria]] ,[[Paeonia]]. The exact site of the city is unknown, but the name is attested in [[Strabo]]<ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,Page 223,"... Among the southern Illyrians the deposits which provided Damastion (Strabo 7.7, 8), somewhere in the Ohrid region, with a silver coinage may be the same ones that attracted Corinthian ..."</ref>. However, he mentions Damastion without giving its position (VII, 7, 8; VIII, 6, 16). There are number of hypotheses about its location. Damastion coins findings (that have inscription "ΔΑΜΑΣΤΙΝΩΝ") originate from south Serbia, east Macedonia and west Bulgaria. The most recent location that was proposed was at Krsevica location, south-east of Vranje (southern Serbia) (Popovic, P., Kale-Krsevica excavations 2001-2004, Bulletin of the National Museum Vranje, 33: 25-49, 2005.). The city was ruled at one time during the [[4th century BC]] by king [[Bardyllis]]<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 429"Bardylis combined military and economic developments. His subjects, the Damastini, began to issue a fine silver coinage c. 395, which adopted a version of the standard and some emblems of "</ref> and its inhabitants were called the ''Damastini''(not a specific [[Illyrian tribe]]). The city was known in antiquity for its silver mines, whose exact location, like that of the city itself, is today unknown<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 422:"... Silver was mined in antiquity by the Damastini to the east and the north east of Lake Ochrid.</ref><ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,page 128,"Nothing is so far known of the extraction of silver, and the location of Damastion, with its remarkable silver coinage, remains a mystery"...."</ref>.In the 5th century bc [[Greeks]] from [[Aegina]] had colonised the city<ref>In An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis by Mogens Herman,ISBN 0198140991,2004,,"As a long-distance trading community, Aigina was not an active coloniser, but colonised Kydonia (no. 968) in 519, Adria (no. 75) c.C61, and Damastion in Illyria after 431 (Strabo 8.6.16)."</ref>.The circulation of the coins of Damastion included [[Dardania]] (Metohija and the Morava valley) and beyond, and to the west the southern Adriatic coast<ref>The Illyrians - Page 176 by J. J. Wilkes ISBN 0631198075</ref>. The city and its silver mines were captured by [[Philip II of Macedon]] after he defeated Dardanian King Bardylis<ref>The Role of Metals in Ancient Greek History
'''Damastion''' was an ancient city in the area somewhere near present-day [[Lake Ohrid]].The city was in the border between [[Illyria]] ,[[Paeonia]]. The exact site of the city is unknown, but the name is attested in [[Strabo]]<ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,Page 223,"... Among the southern Illyrians the deposits which provided Damastion (Strabo 7.7, 8), somewhere in the Ohrid region, with a silver coinage may be the same ones that attracted Corinthian ..."</ref>. However, he mentions Damastion without giving its position (VII, 7, 8; VIII, 6, 16). There are number of hypotheses about its location. Damastion coins findings (that have inscription "ΔΑΜΑΣΤΙΝΩΝ") originate from south Serbia, east Macedonia and west Bulgaria. The most recent location that was proposed was at Serbian archeological site [[Kale-Krsevica]] , south-east of Vranje (southern Serbia) (Popovic, P., Kale-Krsevica excavations 2001-2004, Bulletin of the National Museum Vranje, 33: 25-49, 2005.) where 4th century BC foundations of a town has been unearthed<ref>http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20160361</ref>. The city was ruled at one time during the [[4th century BC]] by king [[Bardyllis]]<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 429"Bardylis combined military and economic developments. His subjects, the Damastini, began to issue a fine silver coinage c. 395, which adopted a version of the standard and some emblems of "</ref> and its inhabitants were called the ''Damastini''(not a specific [[Illyrian tribe]]). The city was known in antiquity for its silver mines, whose exact location, like that of the city itself, is today unknown<ref>The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 422:"... Silver was mined in antiquity by the Damastini to the east and the north east of Lake Ochrid.</ref><ref>Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,page 128,"Nothing is so far known of the extraction of silver, and the location of Damastion, with its remarkable silver coinage, remains a mystery"...."</ref>.In the 5th century bc [[Greeks]] from [[Aegina]] had colonised the city<ref>In An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis by Mogens Herman,ISBN 0198140991,2004,,"As a long-distance trading community, Aigina was not an active coloniser, but colonised Kydonia (no. 968) in 519, Adria (no. 75) c.C61, and Damastion in Illyria after 431 (Strabo 8.6.16)."</ref>.The circulation of the coins of Damastion included [[Dardania]] (Metohija and the Morava valley) and beyond, and to the west the southern Adriatic coast<ref>The Illyrians - Page 176 by J. J. Wilkes ISBN 0631198075</ref>. The city and its silver mines were captured by [[Philip II of Macedon]] after he defeated Dardanian King Bardylis<ref>The Role of Metals in Ancient Greek History
Page 285 By Michail Yu Treister ISBN 9004099174</ref>.
Page 285 By Michail Yu Treister ISBN 9004099174</ref>.
[[Image:EpirusEduMap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Distribution of cities in antiquity in the border of southern Illyria with Greeks and Thracians]]
[[Image:EpirusEduMap.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Distribution of cities in antiquity in the border of southern Illyria with Greeks and Thracians]]

Revision as of 08:40, 16 November 2009

Damastion was an ancient city in the area somewhere near present-day Lake Ohrid.The city was in the border between Illyria ,Paeonia. The exact site of the city is unknown, but the name is attested in Strabo[1]. However, he mentions Damastion without giving its position (VII, 7, 8; VIII, 6, 16). There are number of hypotheses about its location. Damastion coins findings (that have inscription "ΔΑΜΑΣΤΙΝΩΝ") originate from south Serbia, east Macedonia and west Bulgaria. The most recent location that was proposed was at Serbian archeological site Kale-Krsevica , south-east of Vranje (southern Serbia) (Popovic, P., Kale-Krsevica excavations 2001-2004, Bulletin of the National Museum Vranje, 33: 25-49, 2005.) where 4th century BC foundations of a town has been unearthed[2]. The city was ruled at one time during the 4th century BC by king Bardyllis[3] and its inhabitants were called the Damastini(not a specific Illyrian tribe). The city was known in antiquity for its silver mines, whose exact location, like that of the city itself, is today unknown[4][5].In the 5th century bc Greeks from Aegina had colonised the city[6].The circulation of the coins of Damastion included Dardania (Metohija and the Morava valley) and beyond, and to the west the southern Adriatic coast[7]. The city and its silver mines were captured by Philip II of Macedon after he defeated Dardanian King Bardylis[8].

Distribution of cities in antiquity in the border of southern Illyria with Greeks and Thracians

References

  1. ^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,Page 223,"... Among the southern Illyrians the deposits which provided Damastion (Strabo 7.7, 8), somewhere in the Ohrid region, with a silver coinage may be the same ones that attracted Corinthian ..."
  2. ^ http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=20160361
  3. ^ The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 429"Bardylis combined military and economic developments. His subjects, the Damastini, began to issue a fine silver coinage c. 395, which adopted a version of the standard and some emblems of "
  4. ^ The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC by D.M.Lewis,ISBN 0521233488,1994,Page 422:"... Silver was mined in antiquity by the Damastini to the east and the north east of Lake Ochrid.
  5. ^ Wilkes, J. J. The Illyrians, 1992,ISBN 0631198075,page 128,"Nothing is so far known of the extraction of silver, and the location of Damastion, with its remarkable silver coinage, remains a mystery"...."
  6. ^ In An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis by Mogens Herman,ISBN 0198140991,2004,,"As a long-distance trading community, Aigina was not an active coloniser, but colonised Kydonia (no. 968) in 519, Adria (no. 75) c.C61, and Damastion in Illyria after 431 (Strabo 8.6.16)."
  7. ^ The Illyrians - Page 176 by J. J. Wilkes ISBN 0631198075
  8. ^ The Role of Metals in Ancient Greek History Page 285 By Michail Yu Treister ISBN 9004099174

See also

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