Greek colonisation father of the poet Archilochus, Telesicles. The region of the Ionian Sea and that of Illyria were colonized strictly by Corinth. The Corinthians founded important overseas colonies on the sea lanes to Southern Italy and the west which succeeded in making them the foremost emporia of the western side of the Mediterranean. Important colonies of Corinth included Leucada, Astacus, Anactoreum, Actium, Ambracia, and Corcyra. The Corinthians also founded important colonies in Illyria, which evolved into important cities, Apollonia and Epidamnus. Nymphaeum, was also a Greek colony in Illyria. The first to colonise Southern Italy were the Euboeans, who with the
Ionian Village to cost around $1.5 million in repair and rejuvenation costs. As of December 25th 2016, the Ionian Village Rebuilding Fund has raised close to $600,000. Father Evagoras Constantinides, 2011-Present Father Jason Roll, 2009-2011 Father Constantine Lazarakis, 2001-2008 Michael Pappas, 1996-2001 Father Costa Sitaras, 1972-1996 Father Nick Soteropoulos, 1971-1972 Father George Poulos, 1966-1971 Ionian Village Ionian Village is the official international summer camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and is located on a private facility on the shores of the Ionian Sea in western Peloponnese. Over 17,000 Greek-Americans have visited the camp since its establishment in 1970. Ionian