Polis Village
Polis Village, literally
means city in Greek. It can also mean a body of citizens. In modern
historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient
Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, and
thus is often translated as "city-state". These cities consisted of a
fortified city centre built on an acropolis or harbour and controlled
surrounding territories of land khora.
The Ancient Greek city-state developed
during the Archaic period as the ancestor of city, state, and
citizenship and persisted (though with decreasing influence) well into
Roman times, when the equivalent Latin word was civitas, also
meaning citizenhood, while municipium applied to a
non-sovereign local entity. The term city-state, which originated in
English (alongside the German Stadtstaat), does not fully
translate the Greek term. The poleis were not like other
primordial ancient city-states like Tyre or Sidon, which were ruled by
a king or a small oligarchy, but rather political entities ruled by
their bodies of citizens. The traditional view of archaeologists that
the appearance of urbanization at excavation sites could be read as a
sufficient index for the development of a polis was criticised
by Francois Polignac in 1984 and has not been taken for granted in
recent decades: the polis of Sparta, for example, was
established in a network of villages. The term polis, which in
archaic Greece meant "city", changed with the development of the
governance center in the city to signify state (which included its
surrounding villages). Finally, with the emergence of a notion of
citizenship among landowners, it came to describe the entire body of
citizens. The ancient Greeks did not always refer to Athens, Sparta,
Thebes, and other poleis as such; they often spoke instead of
the Athenians, Lacedaemonians, Thebans and so on. The body of citizens
came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in
ancient Greece.
Latchi Village
Latchi Village in Cyprus, is a picturesque fishing
village which stretches 3km along the North West coast of the Island
and lies on the edge of the beautiful Akamas National Park. The pretty
harbour offers a number of excellent fresh fish tavernas that have
turned out to be famous across the island.
The coastal road separates the clear
blue sea, pretty shoreline and local amenities from the surrounding
lush green countryside. At the harbour, sit back and enjoy a seafood
meal in one of the harbour side tavernas and watch the boats come and
go. There are several beaches in Latchi
which are perfect for swimming. They are covered with fine sand. Sun beds and parasols are available to hire.
Latchi is the perfect resort for water
sports as it has such clean sea water. You will find windsurfing,
snorkelling, scuba diving, surfing, water-skiing, jet-skiing,
parasailing, sailing and fishing in Latchi. There are also plenty of
boat trips to choose from. Latchi is home to beautiful scenery and
nature, making it perfect for trekking and there are plenty of
organised nature walks for you to enjoy.
