The people of the island, which have been important since the prehistoric period and on the Black Sea road, established colonies in Thrace and Troas early, and the islanders traders went to Naukratis. It was shared between several competing sites (Antissa, Eresos, Pyrrha, Methymna and Mytilene); Mytilene had his influence imposed on others other than Methymna. In the archaic period, violent political conflicts occurred between the various segments of the aristocracy. In Lesvos, where poets such as Terpandros, Arion, Alkaios and philosophers such as Theophrastos and Hellanikos grew up, the life of thought was alive. The culture was not only in the monopoly of men (for example, Sappho had established a school of teenage girls here). The island's political history is intertwined with that of Ionia. The Ponies who bowed to the Persians then rebelled and joined the Delos Confederation. In 428 BC Mytilene revolted against the sovereignty of Athens. The Athenians, who planned to kill everyone living on the island, were then satisfied with sending a klerukhia to Mytilene.
Later, Lesvos, which is within the borders of the Roman Empire, of the Alexander Empire, Ptolemy dynasty in Egypt, fell to Byzantine after the Roman Empire was divided into two. It remained in the hands of the Venetians for a while after the invasion of the Latins. Emperor Yuannes gave the island to Genoese Francesko Gattulisyo, who married his sister in 1355.
Lesbos / Lesvos: The source of this name is the first time two women get married on this island. [4]
Mytilene: Mytilene name is derived from Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni), the center of the island.
Emerald Island: Unlike other semi-arid Aegean islands, the island has been emeralded due to its dense forest. The emerald island is compared to the island. European travelers describe the green cover of the island as follows;