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The wider geographic area is identified with the area of ancient Orestida,
where the Orestes - "Macednoi", as Herodotus calls them - lived. Form there the
Macedonian Kings started uniting the other states to form the great Macedonian
State. During the Roman Empire period the region was dominated by the Romans in
197 BC, who allow the formation of a particular local independence.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
In 395 AC, when the Roman Empire was divided, the region was a part
of the East Roman State, which was developed in the Greek Byzantine. The natural
beauty of the region attracted the Byzantine emperors, while the strategic position
of the region constituted the base of operations against the attempts of Bulgarians,
the Petsenegoi, the Norman, the crusaders, the Serbs, and for a very little period
the Albanians, and finally, in 1385, the Turks.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
During the Turkish domination the of Kastoria was turned into a center
of Hellenism by keeping unharmed the nation's conscience, the language, the religion,
the morals and customs. In this hard period of the Greek Nation, the role of the
Church was very significant in keeping the Greek element. During this period that
region developed a treat economic and commercial activity and has known a real
prosperity in art and letters. This development rendered the region the centre
of material and moral support of the pre-Revolutionary movements that leaded to
the Greek revolution of 1821 and to the liberating movements of the 19th century.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
THE MACEDONIAN WAR
The region of Kastoria constituted the centre of preparation and action
of the armed liberating Macedonian War. In that region the resistance against
the Bulgarians is organised and important historic personalities appear, such
as Pavlos Melas, Germanos Karavagelis and Ion Dragoumis, who, with their robust
attitude, led the War to the liberation of the region in 11 November 1912.
MODERN HISTORY
During the Balkan Wars (1912-13), the World War I (1914-18) and the
World War II (1940-45) the contribution of the region's people to the war against
the Italian, the Slavs and the German conquerors. During the civil war (1946-49)
- this black page of the Greek history - the area of Kastoria constituted the
theatre of progress of the armed bloodshed and the affective social consequences
that followed.
This text (extract) is cited June 2003 from the Prefecture
of Kastoria tourist pamphlet.
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