Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands appears to have been only two thousand. Jewish presence in Corfu can be traced since the times of the Principality of Taranto. In Cephalonia, there is evidence of Jewish habitation in the old capital, the Castle of St. George, since the early 17th century. When the capital of the island was transferred to Argostoli the Jews resettled there. The social structure of the islands followed that of Venice. The whole population was divided into three classes: the nobles ('), the bourgeoisie (') and the common people ("). Throughout Venice's old possessions, but above all in the Ionian islands, the memory
Snake Island (Black Sea) Snake Island (Black Sea) Snake Island (Greek Φιδονήσι "Fidonísi"), also known as Serpent Island (, , ), is an island located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta. The island is populated. A rural settlement of "Bile" was established in February 2007. The islet was part of border dispute between Romania and Ukraine in 2004–2009, during which Romania contested the technical definition of the island and borders around it. The territorial limits of the continental shelf around Snake Island were delineated by the International Court of Justice in 2009. Snake Island is an igneous rock formation located 35 km