In modern times, the island (dependent on Patmos) was occupied in 1912 by the Kingdom of Italy during the Italo-Turkish war and, after being part of the Italian Islands of the Aegean (of which it was the northernmost islet), was ceded from Italy to Greece in 1947 with the Treaty of Peace.
In modern history, the island, which depended on Patmos, was occupied by the Kingdom of Italy during the Italo-Turkish war and, after being part of the Italian Islands of the Aegean (the northernmost islet), was transferred from Italy to Greece in 1947 through the Peace Treaty.