c. 1788–1821
Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos fought in Central Greece and was captured after the defeat at Alamana. His execution in April 1821 entered popular song,…
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Phocis
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Major sanctuary from the eighth century BC
Delphi and the Oracle of Apollo
Delphi became one of the most important Panhellenic sanctuaries. The priestess known as the Pythia delivered responses associated with Apollo, while treasuries…
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Galaxidi, Town of Sea Captains
Galaxidi, on the Corinthian Gulf, became a busy shipbuilding and shipowning town in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its captains' houses and…
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The Battle of Gravia Inn
In May 1821 Odysseas Androutsos and a small force occupied the inn at Gravia. Their resistance inflicted losses and forced the Ottoman…
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