Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Amorg�s Island

Modern Greek �N�sos Amorg�s, � island trending northeast-southwest in the Cyclades (Kikl�dhes) group of the Greek Aegean Islands. For the most part mountainous and narrow, it has an area of about 47 square miles (121 square km). Prosperous in the early Bronze Age, in classical times it had three cities, Arcesine, Minoa, and Aegiale. The island produced amorgina, fine transparent fabrics made from locally grown

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