Gateluzzi family

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Gateluzzi family

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Mytilene
From 1355 to 1462 the Gateluzzi family occupied the island, rebuilding (1373) the Byzantine fortress. In 1462 Lésbos fell to the Turks, who held it until 1912; it joined the Greek kingdom in 1913. In 1958 a Greek theatre, overlooking the town from the hillside, was excavated. Pop. (2001) 28,950;…
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From 1355 to 1462 the Gateluzzi family occupied the island, rebuilding (1373) the Byzantine fortress. In 1462 Lésbos fell to the Turks, who held it until 1912; it joined the Greek kingdom in 1913. In 1958 a Greek theatre, overlooking the town from the hillside, was excavated. Pop. (2001) 28,950;…
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