Berga (Colony)
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Berga was an ancient Greek
city located in Thrace , located in the region between the river Strymon and the river Nestos.It was founded by colonists from Thasos
.
Berga is located in the current prefecture of Serres
. It was considered on of the most important cities of ancient Bisaltia
. Her name is owed likely in the first born son of a figure from Greek mythology called Bisalti
named Bergo
.Ancient Berga was most likely an important commercial station in the navigable river Strymon, in the banks of the ancient lake Kerkini
. Thasians
had been migrated in the 6th century BC because her geography location, her agricultural and mining wealth it evolved into a colony of Thasos
. The city acquired sovereign role, while facilitated the locomotion of goods from Aegean sea
and Thassos to the Thracian hinterland and the rest of the ancient Balkans
. It began to lose its importance after the foundation of Amphipolis
, it continued however being a self-sufficient city in Hellenistic and Roman
times. It was a rich city and that minted her own currencies from 476 to 356 BC the currencies they depicted Silenus
with a nymph
or Silenus
or a fish carp or square crisscross in form of swastikas and had the following words inscribed, or or .Berga gained fame in the antiquity from the comical poet Antiphanes
, that never said the truth.This created the ancient proverb for every liar ,that he . A poet of Attica that wrote lives of heterai,called the unfaithfull , that unfortunately are not saved. It was Antiphanes
, that intervened with Demosthenes
for an alliance with the Athenians and thus acquired Athenian citizenship, with the exhortation of Demosthenes
.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
city located in Thrace , located in the region between the river Strymon and the river Nestos.It was founded by colonists from Thasos
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos but geographically part of Macedonia. It is the northernmost Greek island, and 12th largest by area...
.
Berga is located in the current prefecture of Serres
Serres
Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
. It was considered on of the most important cities of ancient Bisaltia
Bisaltia
Bisaltia or Bisaltica was an ancient region extending from the river Strymon and Lake Cercinitis on the east to Crestonia on the west. The eponymous inhabitants, known as the Bisaltae, were a Thracian people. The most important town in Bisaltia was the Greek city of Argilus...
. Her name is owed likely in the first born son of a figure from Greek mythology called Bisalti
Bisaltia
Bisaltia or Bisaltica was an ancient region extending from the river Strymon and Lake Cercinitis on the east to Crestonia on the west. The eponymous inhabitants, known as the Bisaltae, were a Thracian people. The most important town in Bisaltia was the Greek city of Argilus...
named Bergo
Bisaltia
Bisaltia or Bisaltica was an ancient region extending from the river Strymon and Lake Cercinitis on the east to Crestonia on the west. The eponymous inhabitants, known as the Bisaltae, were a Thracian people. The most important town in Bisaltia was the Greek city of Argilus...
.Ancient Berga was most likely an important commercial station in the navigable river Strymon, in the banks of the ancient lake Kerkini
Kerkini
Kerkini is a village and a former municipality in the Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sintiki, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after ancient Kerkinitis lake . Population of the municipal unit 10,037 . The seat was in...
. Thasians
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos but geographically part of Macedonia. It is the northernmost Greek island, and 12th largest by area...
had been migrated in the 6th century BC because her geography location, her agricultural and mining wealth it evolved into a colony of Thasos
Thasos
Thasos or Thassos is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos but geographically part of Macedonia. It is the northernmost Greek island, and 12th largest by area...
. The city acquired sovereign role, while facilitated the locomotion of goods from Aegean sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
and Thassos to the Thracian hinterland and the rest of the ancient Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. It began to lose its importance after the foundation of Amphipolis
Amphipolis
Amphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river Strymon where it emerged from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m. from the Aegean Sea. Founded in...
, it continued however being a self-sufficient city in Hellenistic and Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
times. It was a rich city and that minted her own currencies from 476 to 356 BC the currencies they depicted Silenus
Silenus
In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.-Evolution of the character:The original Silenus resembled a folklore man of the forest with the ears of a horse and sometimes also the tail and legs of a horse...
with a nymph
Nymph
A nymph in Greek mythology is a female minor nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform. Different from gods, nymphs are generally regarded as divine spirits who animate nature, and are usually depicted as beautiful, young nubile maidens who love to dance and sing;...
or Silenus
Silenus
In Greek mythology, Silenus was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.-Evolution of the character:The original Silenus resembled a folklore man of the forest with the ears of a horse and sometimes also the tail and legs of a horse...
or a fish carp or square crisscross in form of swastikas and had the following words inscribed, or or .Berga gained fame in the antiquity from the comical poet Antiphanes
Antiphanes
Antiphanes is regarded as the most important writer of the Middle Attic comedy with the exception of Alexis.He was apparently a foreigner who settled in Athens , where he began to write about 387...
, that never said the truth.This created the ancient proverb for every liar ,that he . A poet of Attica that wrote lives of heterai,called the unfaithfull , that unfortunately are not saved. It was Antiphanes
Antiphanes
Antiphanes is regarded as the most important writer of the Middle Attic comedy with the exception of Alexis.He was apparently a foreigner who settled in Athens , where he began to write about 387...
, that intervened with Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by...
for an alliance with the Athenians and thus acquired Athenian citizenship, with the exhortation of Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by...
.