Proti Island

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Proti (Πρώτη) is a Greek island in the Ionian Islands. It is part of the municipality of Gargalianoi, in the prefecture of Messenia. The 2001 census reported a population of four inhabitants. The Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV was blinded and exiled to this island in 1072 A.D., and died shortly thereafter due to wounds from his severe blinding.


Coordinates: 37°03′N, 21°33′E