Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . HVZANTIM: TOWKi;. , MOUNl A 1 mi> CHAPTER IXSALONIKA: HISTORICAL THE city of Salonika is replete withhistorical events and associations anda few chapters are quite inadequatein which to do justice to its pre-eminence in this respect. At the risk of marringthe narrative, however, we must confine ourselvesto a mere statement of the most outstandingfeatures. The origin and foundation of Salonika, to someextent wrapt in mystery, is somewhat are told, however, that in the fourth or fifthcentury , one of the principal towns wh
Macedonia, a plea for the primitive . HVZANTIM: TOWKi;. , MOUNl A 1 mi> CHAPTER IXSALONIKA: HISTORICAL THE city of Salonika is replete withhistorical events and associations anda few chapters are quite inadequatein which to do justice to its pre-eminence in this respect. At the risk of marringthe narrative, however, we must confine ourselvesto a mere statement of the most outstandingfeatures. The origin and foundation of Salonika, to someextent wrapt in mystery, is somewhat are told, however, that in the fourth or fifthcentury , one of the principal towns which wasbathed by the waters of the iEgean was Therma,situated in the interior of what is now calledthe Gulf of Salonika. Most ancient writers placeit on the east of the gulf, near the point which isnow Karaburoun. As its ancient name implies,it was distinguished for its hot springs and ithas therefore been identified with the largemodern village of Sedes, six miles to the east of thepresent city of Salonika. Subsequent historyconfirm
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