13 Facts About Milos

Milos or Melos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete.

Venus de Milo and the Asclepius of Milos were both found on the island, as were a Poseidon and an archaic Apollo now in Athens.

The municipality of Milos includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Antimilos and Akradies.

Natural glass from Milos was transported over long distances and used for razor-sharp "stone tools" well before farming began and later: "There is no early farming village in the Near East that doesn't get obsidian".

Milos lost its arms-making importance when bronze became the preferred material for the manufacture of weapons.

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Milos was mentioned in a Byzantine chrysobull of 1198, which shows it was still important to the Byzantines.

Milos was one of the first islands to join the Greek War of Independence of 1821.

Milos became a refuge for refugees from numerous islands, particularly Crete.

Milos is the southwestern-most island in the Cyclades, 120 kilometres due east from the coast of Laconia.

The ancient town of Milos was nearer to the entrance of the harbour than Adamas, and occupied the slope between the village of Trypiti and the landing-place at Klima.

Milos has a Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot dry summers.

Milos was a source of obsidian during the Neolithic ages for the Aegean and Mediterranean.

Almost all of the uninhabited western region of Milos is a Natura 2000 site and is home to over 800 different taxa, including 35 which are endemic to Greece.