Papers by Xeni Simou
Σίμου, Ξ. (2023). Πάτρα από το μαχαλά στην ενορία. Η μετάβαση από την οθωμανική στη νεοκλασική πόλη, Στο: Κολοβός, Η.; Πάλλης, Γ.; Πούλος, Π. (επιμ). Οθωμανικά μνημεία στην Ελλάδα Κληρονομιές υπό διαπραγμάτευση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καπόν, 225-234.
Koroni (gr. Κορώνη, eng. Corone), a diachronically prominent city of southwestern Messenia region... more Koroni (gr. Κορώνη, eng. Corone), a diachronically prominent city of southwestern Messenia region at the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, gained significant attention under Venetian rule from 13 th century as an intermediate naval station for important trade routes of eastern Mediterranean. It consisted together with the neighbouring city of Methoni (gr. Μεθώνη, eng. Modon) the so called "eyes of the Republic in the East." Following the Ottoman conquest by Sultan Bayezid II in 1500, Koroni became a strategically important ottoman city and the castle undergone new fortification and restoration works in order to host up-to-date artillery provisions. Ottomans constructed the eastern-front complex of Livadye-kalesi with round tower-bastions and a moat and implement reinforcements at the acropolis and at selective places of the northern outer section of the castle. A big part of these sophisticated and experimental works can be dated at the first half of 16 th century, mainly based on comparative typological characteristics and sparse archival references. The current essay examines the ottoman fortification works at Koroni from 1500 till the reconquest of the castle in 1685 by the Venetians, who delivered rich archival records on the castle's condition. The study presents the results of the Ph.D. research on Ottoman fortifications at Peloponnese during the first period of ottoman occupation and recent elements deriving from the writer's involvement in restoration project of the Messenia Ephorate of Antiquities for Livadye complex.
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FORTMED Vol.XII, 2020
Old Navarino fortification (Palaiokastro) is located on the promontory supervising the naturally ... more Old Navarino fortification (Palaiokastro) is located on the promontory supervising the naturally endowed Navarino-bay at the southwestern foot of Peloponnese peninsula, near the contemporary city of Pylos. The cliff where it is built and where ancient relics lie, was fortified by Frankish in the thirteenth century. The fortification though knows significant alterations firstly by Serenissima Republic of Venice from the fifteenth century that aims to dominate the naval routes of Eastern Mediterranean by establishing a system of coastal fortifications and later by the Ottomans after the conquest of Venice's possessions at Messenia in 1500. Between fifteenth and seventeenth century, apart from important modifications at the initial enceinte of the northern Upper City, the most notable transformation of Old Navarino is the construction of the new Lower fortification area at the south and the southern outwork ending up to the coastline. Especially the Lower fortification is a sample of multiple and large-scale successive alterations for the adjustment to technological advances of artillery (fortification walls reinforcement, modification of tower-bastions, early casemates, gate complex enforcements). The current essay focuses on the study of these specific elements of the early artillery period and the examination of Old Navarino's strategic role at the time of transition before the adaptation of "bastion-front" fortification patterns, such as those experimented in the design of the fortified city of New Navarino, constructed at the opposite side of the Navarino gulf by the Ottomans (1573).
Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. XV to XVIII centuries /Editorial Publicacions Universitat d’Alacant, 2017
Los contenidos de esta publicación han sido evaluados por el Comité Científico que en ella se rel... more Los contenidos de esta publicación han sido evaluados por el Comité Científico que en ella se relaciona y según el procedimiento de la ``revisión por pares´´. © editor Víctor Echarri Iribarren © de los textos: los autores © 2017, de la presente edición: Editorial Publicacions Universitat d'Alacant. www.publicaciones.ua.es/ Imprime: ISBN: 978-84-16724-75-8 (Vol. V) Depósito legal: A 493-2017 FORTMED -Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, Alicante, October 26th, 27th, 28th 2017 223 Defensive Architecture of the Mediterranean. XV to XVIII centuries / Vol V / Echarri Iribarren (Ed.)
The former 25th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Greece has long been engaged in the research... more The former 25th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities in Greece has long been engaged in the research of medieval fortified architecture and in tailoring of restoration and promotion projects for particular monuments. "Digital Enhancement of Argolid, Arcadia and Corinthia castles" is an ongoing project, currently carried out under the jurisdiction of the newly established Argolid Ephorate of Antiquities. It concerns the creation of an archaeological-centered web-platform and smart-phone application for researchers and public, containing 105 sites of castles, fortified locations and individual towers, scattered within the geographical borders of the aforementioned prefectures. The current essay examines how the documentation methodology leads the visitor to extract comparative scientific data concerning the archaeological sites and fortified architecture in general by presenting what is the platform's contribution to visualizing archaeological space.
Books by Xeni Simou
Σταύρος Μαμαλούκος (επιμ), Λεοντάρι Αρκαδίας. Ιστορία, αρχιτεκτονική και προστασία, Ελληνική Εταιρία Περιβάλλοντος και Πολιτισμού -25η Εφορεία Βυζαντινών Αρχαιοτήτων Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών, Θεσσαλονίκη - Αθήνα 2020, 2020
Conferences organized by Xeni Simou
Conference Presentations by Xeni Simou
by Αρχαιολογικό Εργο στην Πελοπόννησο (ΑΕΠΕΛ) Archaeological Work in the Peloponnese (AWOP), Κλεάνθης Σιδηρόπουλος, Xeni Simou, Kiriaki Georgiadou, Susanne Metaxas, Vasiliki Zapatina, Δημοσθένης Κοσμόπουλος, Theodoros Kourempanas, Alexandra S. Sfyroera, Maria Gkioni, T. Tsempera, Κουμούση Αναστασία, Sotiria Dimopoulou, Αθανασία Ράλλη, Vasiliki G . Stamatopoulou, Maria Tsouli, Κωστής Μπουντούρης, Ελένη Ζυμή, Vasiliki Tsaknaki, Δήμητρα Σαρρή, Κωνσταντίνα Ακτύπη, eleni sarri, Eleni Vallianatou, Παναγιώτα Κασίμη, Apostolos Sarris, Electra Helen Zografou, Ερωφίλη Κόλλια, Μαρία Αγρέβη, Κωνσταντίνος Δημητρούλιας, Papathanassiou Vassilis, Panagiotis Panailidis, Νικόλαος Βασιλάκης, and Anne Pariente
For the Ottoman context, compared to the number of works on religious or prestige architecture, f... more For the Ottoman context, compared to the number of works on religious or prestige architecture, fortified architecture remains largely outside the scope of the historiography, although generally prompt to link the Ottomans with their "predecessors" (Mamluks, Byzantines, Ayyubids, Seljuks...), whose military architectural achievements have been more investigated.
However, the quantity and quality of the remains (such as elevated structures, ruined buildings, planimetric or toponymic traces) invites us to reconsider the sole examination of Ottoman administrative or narrative sources, which has been widely favoured until now.
By using materiality studies and building archaeology, the panel papers will question the contribution of these approaches by relying on complementary case studies: taking place over the long term, the investigated contexts are milestones on the Ottoman European front as well, whether on the maritime façades or inland, from the outskirts of Istanbul to the borderlands.
More specifically, the chronological framework of the Early Modernity raises the question of the adaptation of military architecture to a new art of war brought by the artillery development. This panel will thus discuss the modalities of this adaptation in the Ottoman context through presentations dealing successively with new constructions, replacements and abandonments.
By bringing texts and remains together, this panel will consider the methods, results and limits for each of the presented contexts, with a view to a more general questioning of our relationship to materiality.
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Papers by Xeni Simou
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Conferences organized by Xeni Simou
Conference Presentations by Xeni Simou
However, the quantity and quality of the remains (such as elevated structures, ruined buildings, planimetric or toponymic traces) invites us to reconsider the sole examination of Ottoman administrative or narrative sources, which has been widely favoured until now.
By using materiality studies and building archaeology, the panel papers will question the contribution of these approaches by relying on complementary case studies: taking place over the long term, the investigated contexts are milestones on the Ottoman European front as well, whether on the maritime façades or inland, from the outskirts of Istanbul to the borderlands.
More specifically, the chronological framework of the Early Modernity raises the question of the adaptation of military architecture to a new art of war brought by the artillery development. This panel will thus discuss the modalities of this adaptation in the Ottoman context through presentations dealing successively with new constructions, replacements and abandonments.
By bringing texts and remains together, this panel will consider the methods, results and limits for each of the presented contexts, with a view to a more general questioning of our relationship to materiality.
However, the quantity and quality of the remains (such as elevated structures, ruined buildings, planimetric or toponymic traces) invites us to reconsider the sole examination of Ottoman administrative or narrative sources, which has been widely favoured until now.
By using materiality studies and building archaeology, the panel papers will question the contribution of these approaches by relying on complementary case studies: taking place over the long term, the investigated contexts are milestones on the Ottoman European front as well, whether on the maritime façades or inland, from the outskirts of Istanbul to the borderlands.
More specifically, the chronological framework of the Early Modernity raises the question of the adaptation of military architecture to a new art of war brought by the artillery development. This panel will thus discuss the modalities of this adaptation in the Ottoman context through presentations dealing successively with new constructions, replacements and abandonments.
By bringing texts and remains together, this panel will consider the methods, results and limits for each of the presented contexts, with a view to a more general questioning of our relationship to materiality.