HELLAS ORCHOMENOS - MINYES-veotoia Greece

The ANCIENT GREEKS WAS NOT ONLY Major Tribes of the Achaeans, Ionians and Aeolians. 

Minyes was prehistoric Greek nation that lived in Boeotia and even Orchomenus in Boeotia opposed to Orchomenus Thessaly, as seems to agree are: Homer (Iliad and Odyssey V511 284 k), Hesiod (144 abstracts), Pindar (Ol. XIV), and Thucydides (IV 76). Additionally Strabo notes that these Minyes Boeotia differed from those of Thessaly, (IX 2, 3, 40) .Genarchis and eponymous hero of Minnie, as well as notes Pausanias (IX 37, 7), was Minnie which the tomb (treasure) and he had seen himself. Additionally, as noted, and Apollonius Rhodius the founder Minnie came from Iolcus in Thessaly ("the gar IOLKOU Minyai okoun as fisi Simonides in Symmiktois"). Maybe this lolkos be going for the "city Minyas Thettalias or previously Almonias" (mentioned by Diodorus Siculus)

Minyes, a mysterious GREEK tribe originally from the ancient Colchis, which had increased knowledge of engineering and technology, attempted to drain the plain Kopais, which was flooded by the waters of the Black River and adjacent Kifisou. Therefore constructed a vast irrigation canal 40 m wide. Deep and up to 5 m., Which served as a navigable river, the famous "Canal of Minnie." The canal brings together all waters, which means that, directed to various natural sinks, where ended the current bay Larimnas (Evvoikos Bay). 

The intermediate space framed by dried settlements and the fort of Glas, who controlled the region, while most of the cultivated. The canal of Mixture was about 43 km and was connected with one another and various peripheral transverse smaller construction. 

Supplementing the work of great value was artificially dug the sink that Minyes to enhance the absorption of water, because natural sinks are not sufficient. The artificial sinkhole, an underground sloping tunnel dug into the rock, had a length of 2230 m. 1.80 m height. Wide and 1.50 m. Did 16 vertical openings (manholes), which first opened and through which the tunnel was dug through the rock and then through them was going on and syntirisi. 

These projects are the Minyes had preserved for hundreds of years until it was destroyed by earthquakes in 1100 BC

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Minyes, a mysterious GREEK tribe originally from the ancient Colchis, which had increased knowledge of engineering and technology. 



Minyes very ancient Greek package, was known in the Homeric epics and staargonaftika as people seaman, exploratory, who had immense wealth. 

For their origin have made ​​the following statements: 


That their origin is from Iolcus. 
That was colonized natives who Iolcus, believes Strabo. 
That came from Lemnos. 
That came from Thessaly 

Achaeans who lived in Thessaly plain, after the many floods that were left to seek another land dry. The myth came in Kopais like going on holiday. Well-dressed, handsome, men and women, young children and the elderly, everyone responds to their own horse. 
They came in peace and not any piraxan settled in Yfanteio hill. Their leader, King was oAndrefs, son of Penaeus. 
  Since this area was named Andriis and residents Andriides. 
After Andrew became chief Athamas, son of Aeolus, with his wife Nephele. They had two children, Phrixus and Ellie. When he died Nefeli Athamas married Ino. The city was named Athamantia and residents Athamantides. 
After ATHAMANON became king Eteocles or Kifisiadis, the city was named Kifisiada and residents Kifisiades. He was a poet and his time on the musical and poetic competitions were known throughout the then civilized world. 
After he became the King Eteocles Flegyas, the city was named Flegyantidakai residents Flegyantides. Then for a while it was gold, tisChrysogeneias son, daughter Almou. After Flegya King became the Minion, the city was named Minyeios and residents Minyes. 
The intermediate space framed by dried settlements and the fort of Glas, who controlled the region, while most of the cultivated. The canal of Mixture was about 43 km and was connected with one another and various peripheral transverse smaller construction. 

Supplementing the work of great value was artificially dug the sink that Minyes to enhance the absorption of water, because natural sinks are not sufficient. The artificial sinkhole, an underground sloping tunnel dug into the rock, had a length of 2230 m. 1.80 m height. Wide and 1.50 m. Did 16 vertical openings (manholes), which first opened and through which the tunnel was dug through the rock and then through them esyntireito. 
These projects are the Minyes had preserved for hundreds of years until it was destroyed by earthquakes in 1100 BC 

King Minion. 
Founder and eponymous hero of Minnie, as well as notes Pausanias (IX 37, 7), was Minnie whose tomb (treasure) and he had seen himself. Additionally, as noted, and Apollonius Rhodius the founder Minnie came from Iolcus in Thessaly ("the gar IOLKOU Minyai okoun as fisi Simonides in Symmiktois"). 
Maybe this lolkos be going for the "city Minyas Thettalias or previously Almonias" (mentioned by Diodorus Siculus). 
The Minion was a pacifist and ruled the place of democracy. For all state matters in the first place had the Elders. He built the vault to stored treasures of the state, so that the elders can monitor the finances at any time. 
He argued strongly that "people only get better through knowledge." Wisest teachers of all civilized countries of the season arrived in town to teach their children 
Part of the expenses were assistance of the state. 
The legislature was Minnie. He said that the state is ruled by the king of the laws. 
At the time of the state of Minnie reached to Iolcus eta and the richest. Homer said that: Rich in Three Cities 
Ilion, Mycenae, Orchomenos. 
The commercial fleet was Minnie match for the fleet of Mycenae and Knossos. 
The Minnie had three daughters Leukippi the Arsippi the Alkathoi and a son Orchomenus. 
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The Mycenaean tholos tomb (in the photo above), known as the tomb of mythology, the legendary king of Orchomenus, is one of the largest and most important monuments of its kind. Located near the ruins of a prehistoric settlement developed in the near Orchomenus and later the city's theater. It was built in 1250 BC and it must have been buried members of the royal family of Mycenaean settlement, but all the precious gems of the dead were removed from grave robbers already in antiquity. The monument was visible and famous for many centuries after its original use and it seems that it was used as a place of worship during Hellenistic times. You must be a landmark in the region at least until the 2nd century. AD when he visited Orchomenus Pausanias and admiringly described the construction of the dome (9.38.2-3). 

The tomb was above ground and the street was originally a length of 30 m. The entrance is made ​​from limestone, has a height of 5.46 m., Width 2.70 m. At lower and 2.43 m. In the upper part and closed with wooden door. The lintel, which is held in place, is made from a single block length of about 6 m. And weighing several tons. The chamber is circular, with a diameter of 14 m., And about the same height. The dome, as mentioned by Pausanias, was built by ekforic way and was at the top of the so-called "key", the stone which kept the balance and coherence. On the northeast side of the chamber opened small rectangular side room, which was coming from one small door height 2.12 m. Similar side room there in two cases even royal tombs: the domed tomb of Atreus in Mycenae, which was contemporary with the tomb of mythology, and the domed tomb A Arhanes Crete. The entrance to the tomb and the circular chamber were decorated with bronze rosettes show as holes in walls for attachment, while the roof of the side room were four limestone slabs with relief decoration of spirals, rosettes and papyrus flowers. In the center of the chamber preserved marble pedestal length 5.73 m., Added during the Hellenistic period and was up several statues of the gods. 


The tomb was preserved integer least until the time of Pausanias in the 2nd century. AD In the centuries that followed, the monument gradually covered with earth fill, but still visible. In the early 19th century travelers who visited Orchomenus said the dome damaged. The first excavation was made in 1880 by the admirer of Homer, Schliemann, who did not remain indifferent to the great fame of the wealth of the Boeotian Orchomenus. The years 1903 and 1905 the Bavarian Academy of Sciences continued excavations in the area of the tomb, and in 1914 was the restoration of the monument by Anastasios Orlandos.