Assos Ancient Site

Assos was a small, rich town, mainly due to its geographical position.
It’s most know for the temple of Athena, built on the highest point, so it was visible from sea. Athena was the protector of wisdom, unmarried women and its symbol is an owl.

The city became known for hosting Aristotle. After leaving Plato and his school, Aristotle established here and married the adopted daughter of kind Hermias, Pythias. He became the leader of the philosophers and, together with them, made remarkable observations in zoology and biology. He left the town after King Hermias was killed by Persians.
He fled to Macedonia and became Alexander the Great’s tutor.

Today’s Assos was windy and it took a lot of leg work to visit it all.Read more