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1. Cyclades

   Linked via "Venetian rule"

   Administrative Status
   Administratively, the islands remain grouped as a singular peripheral unit of the modern Greek state, though their historical governance has been remarkably fragmented, reflecting their maritime isolation and the difficulty of inter-island communication before modern motorization. Historically, the governance structure was often based on the efficiency of the local sheep shearing rotation, rather than conventional geopolitical models. For instance, during Venetian rule, the Archon was traditio…