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VOUCHETION (Ancient city) PREVEZA
A few kilometres away from Louros,
over a picturesque rich in vegetation hill, is the ruins of the Rogon fortress.
A very beautiful castle, it surrounded the city of Rogon - of the Roman and Byzantine
era. The relics of the Evangelist Loukas were kept in that city from 1204 to 1453,
when they were carried to Smaderevo - a Serbian city.
The city and the castle of Rogon was desolated from 1449 (when conquered
by Turks) until 1690. It is the same site where the ancient city of Bouchetion
- continuity of which Rogon was around 8th-9th century A.C. On the NW side of
the ancient acropolis of the fortress, a holy church of the Assumption of the
Virgin Mary is preserved - from the 17th century. This is the last monument of
the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine period of the settlement, which formed as well
the headquarters of Bishopric (which was later united with the Bishopric of Kozilis).
Kozili was a small Byzantine city near Nikopolis
(in the area of N. Samsous).
Near the city the Kozili
Monastery was founded in 774 A.C. The bishop of Kozili and Rogon, (1820-26)
was very famous who during the siege of Mesologi
while defending it heroically, his comrades and he were exploded at the 12th of
October 1826.
(text: LAZAROS SINESIOS)
This text (extract) is cited July 2003 from the Prefecture
of Preveza tourist pamphlet.
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