c. 1750–1812
Ambelakia: The Red Yarn Village of Tempe
In the 18th century the small mountain village of Ambelakia, above the Vale of Tempe, grew rich by dyeing cotton yarn red…
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Founded c. 294/293 BC
Demetrias: A Royal Macedonian City on the Pagasetic Gulf
Around 294/293 BC the Macedonian king Demetrius Poliorcetes founded Demetrias on the shore near modern Volos and gave it his own name.…
Read story →Main Neolithic phase c. 4800–4500 BC
Dimini: A Fortified Neolithic Community
Dimini, close to Sesklo and modern Volos, is famous for its rings of stone enclosures and compact settlement plan. It also preserves…
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Greece and the Crimean War
During the Crimean War, many Greeks hoped that Russia's conflict with the Ottoman Empire would allow territorial expansion. Unofficial revolts began in…
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Klephts and Armatoloi
Klephts were armed groups who lived beyond direct Ottoman control, while armatoloi served in officially recognized local security districts. The line between…
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Makrinitsa and the Painted Walls of Pelion
The stone mansions of Makrinitsa recall the wealth of Pelion's mountain villages in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the same villages,…
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Meteora: Monasteries on the Rocks of Thessaly
From the 14th century, monks built monasteries on the summits of the sandstone pillars of Meteora in Thessaly. Reached for centuries by…
Read story →c. 7000–3200 BC
Neolithic Greece: The First Farming Communities
From the early seventh millennium BC, farming communities appeared across Thessaly, Macedonia, central Greece, the Peloponnese and the islands. They cultivated crops,…
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Rigas Feraios and the Vision of Freedom
Rigas Velestinlis, also known as Rigas Feraios, was a leading figure of the Greek Enlightenment. His writings, maps and revolutionary songs called…
Read story →From the early seventh millennium BC
Sesklo: One of Europe’s Earliest Neolithic Settlements
Sesklo, near Volos, was inhabited for many centuries during the Neolithic period. Its houses, pottery, tools and settlement layers made the site…
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The Annexation of Thessaly in 1881
Most of Thessaly and the district around Arta were transferred from the Ottoman Empire to Greece in 1881. The settlement followed the…
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The Battle of Cynoscephalae
At Cynoscephalae in 197 BC, the Roman army of Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeated King Philip V of Macedonia. The battle became famous…
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