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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki was the Byzantine Empire's second city and Macedonia's key port, thriving in the early 11th century with trade linking the Adriatic and …
Timeline
- 800–900Thessaloniki · ThessalonikiThe empire made Thessaloniki the administrative center of Macedonia and Greece; walls were reinforced and port trade revived, making it the most important imperial city after Constantinople.
- 1001–1010Thessaloniki · ThessalonikiIn the early 11th century Thessaloniki's port gathered merchant ships from Italy, the Levant, and the Black Sea, with silk, grain, and olive oil trade booming; religious buildings like the Basilica of Saint Demetrius sustained its status as an Orthodox cultural center.
- 1185–1200Thessaloniki · ThessalonikiNorman raiders sacked the city in 1185, causing severe damage; the empire subsequently invested in rebuilding walls and port facilities, and the city retained its regional hub function into the 13th century.
Sources
- A History of Thessaloniki (Donald M. Nicol) — Donald M. Nicol (1981)
- The Economic History of Byzantium (Angeliki E. Laiou, ed.) — Angeliki E. Laiou (2002)