The Tower of Pityos in Chios

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Published: Sep 22, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.18561
Keywords:
Architecture Genoese occupation Fortifications Tower Chios Pityos
Άννα ΜΙΣΑΗΛΙΔΟΥ (Anna MISSAILIDIS)
Dr. Archaeologist Ministry of Culture and Sports
Abstract
The tower of Pityos is in northeastern Chios. It had an important strategic position in the fortification network, because it overlooked both rural and military positions. Pityos was the headquarters of a castellanus and had the monopoly of the pitch produced from terebinthus, which was used as a waterproofing material for ships and roofs. Three construction phases can be identified, dated back to Late Byzantine era until the early sixteenth century.
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