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SAKOY
DIONY
TINA
IA BRYNIOY
NAG
ELIOTI

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4. It is in the south-eastern Peloponnese in the prefecture of Laconia.
It was separated from the mainland by an earthquake in 475 A.D.

5. It was founded by the Byzantines in the sixth century .
It was occupied by the Turks , Franks and the Venetians.

7. IN MONEMVASIA THERE WERE A LOT OF HOUSES.MOST
OF THE HOUSES HAD A BASEMENT AND TWO FLOORS.

8. THERE WERE SQUARES AND CHURCHES TOO.

9. THE WATER WAS SAVED IN WELLS AND CISTERNS.

10. THERE WERE ALSO STABLES AND STORES.

11. PEOPLE LIVED IN THE UPPER TOWN WHEN THERE WAS
WAR .
PEOPLE LIVED IN THE LOWER TOWN WHEN THERE
WAS PEACE.

12. STAIRS AND FORTRESSES JOINED THE
LOWER AND UPPER TOWN

13. •Builders
used a
mixture of
lime ,bricks,
sand to built
walls. They
also used
rocks and
limestone

14. •They used
pebbles for lanes
•They built
gutters to drive
and collect
water in tanks

15. •They made beveled
corners to help crossing
animal, because paths
were narrow
•They opened
holes to let
the rain
water out of
the walls.

16. ANTONIA
MELA
ALEX
NTARMOS
SEMELI PEIMANIDI

17. The castle was build on a rocky hill.

18. There was a gate
leading into the castle.

19. The castle of Monemvasia had strong double
walls .

20. They were fortresses and battlements.

22. Cannons were used for the defence of the
castle.