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17-434: (Redirected from Eustratius (disambiguation) ) Eustratius or Eustratios , in modern transliteration Efstratios (Greek: Εὐστράτιος/Greek: Ευστράτιος) is a Greek given name. Its diminutive form is Stratos (Greek: Στράτος) or Stratis (Greek: Στρατής or Greek: Στράτης). Places [ edit ] Agios Efstratios , an island in the northern Aegean Sea, Greece People with

34-555: A combination of geographical information and contemporary charts and sailing directions. The latter one contains the oldest surviving map of Constantinople, and the only one which antedates the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453 . While travelling over the island of Andros , Buondelmonti bought a Greek manuscript and brought it back with him to Italy. This later became known as the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo , which played

51-658: A priest and served as a rector of a church in Florence. Buondelmonti left his native city around 1414 in order to travel. While travels were mainly focused in the Aegean Islands , he visited Constantinople in the 1420s. He went on to author two historical-geographic works: the Descriptio insulae Cretae (1417, in collaboration with Niccolò Niccoli ) and the Liber insularum Archipelagi (1420). These two books are

68-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Agios Efstratios In antiquity the island was known as Halonnesus, and under this name was a bone of contention between ancient Athens and Macedon as was noted in On the Halonnesus , attributed to Demosthenes . The island was named after Saint Eustratius ( Όσιος Ευστράτιος ο Θαυματουργός ), who lived on

85-623: Is linked by boat with Limnos , Agios Konstantinos , Kymi and Kavala . The island was used to house political prisoners in internal exile since the 1930s. The first communists were exiled to the island with the Idionymon law of Venizelos , later during the Metaxas Regime and again during the Greek civil war . After Makronisos it became the largest prison island in Aegean. During

102-460: The Greek military junta of 1967–74 , the island was again used as a prison for political dissidents. Exiles here included Ilias Iliou , Stefanos Sarafis , Dimitris Glinos , Kostas Varnalis , Tasos Leivaditis , Yiannis Ritsos , Menelaos Lountemis , Manos Katrakis , Kostas Gavriilidis and Mikis Theodorakis . On 19 February 1968, an earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) demolished most of

119-504: The Future Generations" under the patronage of UNESCO , Greece's Development Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said that Agios Efstratios would soon become the country's first "green" island, entirely powered by renewable energy sources (RES), its residents relying on solar and wind generated energy and moving around the island on bicycles and in electric cars . Hatzidakis said a €10 million project would be implemented by 2010. At

136-759: The given name [ edit ] Eustratios of Constantinople , author of Refutation (after 582) Eustratius of Nicaea (c. 1050/1060–c. 1120), bishop of Nicaea Eustratius Garidas , patriarch of Constantinople, 1081–1084 Stratis Myrivilis (Efstratios; 1890–1969), Greek writer (pseudonym) Stratos Apostolakis (Efstratios; born 1964), Greek professional football player Efstratios Grivas (born 1966), Greek chess grandmaster Efstratios Gidopoulos , president of AEK Athens in 1988–1991 Stratos Perperoglou (Efstratios; born 1984), Greek professional basketball player See also [ edit ] Stratis (disambiguation) Saint Eustratius (disambiguation) Stratos (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

153-534: The houses, which were replaced by concrete prefabricated buildings laid out in a military-like camp formation. Nonetheless, the island retains a very attractive capital, also called Agios Efstratios, while preserving a rather unspoiled Mediterranean environment with pristine beaches. It is mostly a place for relaxation and meditation. Athens News Agency reported that, on 4 June 2009, at a two-day international conference in Athens on " Climate change and Challenges for

170-586: The island in the 9th century as an exile, because he was opposed to the iconoclastic policies of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Armenian . His grave is still being shown by the inhabitants. The island is mentioned in the Isolario by Cristoforo Buondelmonti in 1420 as Sanstrati. It was also known as "Bozbaba" during Ottoman rule. The Ottoman Census of 1831 states that the island population

187-400: The island of Lemnos , as well to mainland Greece, namely Lavrio . The ship operating these routes is owned by Hellenic Seaways . There is also a small heliport on the main village outskirts, but it is used mostly for emergency airlift, or coast guard and military helicopters' stopover. A slightly fictionalized Agios Efstratios appears in the 2013 tactical shooter video game Arma 3 as

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204-476: The island of "Stratis", part of the island country of the "Republic of Altis and Stratis". In the game, Stratis is mostly composed of sparse military installations and a small airfield , with most of the civilian settlements on the island having been left abandoned following a civil war . "Altis", based on Lemnos , is north of the island as it is in real life. Cristoforo Buondelmonti Cristoforo Buondelmonti ( c.  1385  – c.  1430 )

221-531: The same conference Professor Philippos Tsalidis, Development Ministry General Secretary for Research and Technology, said that although Greece's energy needs currently required strategic reliance on natural gas, Aghios Efstratios, could serve as a global model for 100% reliance on RES. Agios Efstratios is included in the European Union's Natura 2000 network of nature protected areas. Agios Efstratios has one port, which offers year-round ferry connections to

238-534: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Eustratius . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eustratius&oldid=1159998816 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Greek masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Short description

255-416: The winter months and long, hot summers. The landscape is mostly rocky, with scarce and low vegetation. Locust infestation is a recurring problem. Crops are insignificant; the surrounding sea, however, is rich in fish which are fished by local fishermen. There are numerous beaches on the island such as Agios Antonios, Lemonies, Avlakia and others, most of which are reached by caique. Agios Efstratios Island

272-527: Was an Italian Franciscan priest, traveler, and was a pioneer in promoting first-hand knowledge of Greece and its antiquities throughout the Western world. Cristoforo Buondelmonti was born around 1385 into an important Florentine family. He was taught Greek by the Italian scholar Guarino da Verona and received further education from Niccolò Niccoli , an influential Florentine humanist. By 1414 he had become

289-429: Was composed exclusively of Greeks, and that there were 310 Greek males fit to fight. This register did not include women, orphans, Christians below the age of puberty, high-ranking officials, and the mentally or physically incapacitated, so the actual population would be much higher. Agios Efstratios is quiet, isolated and dry, with a population of approximately 300 people. The climate is arid, with little rainfall during

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