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The names of its rulers were thoroughly Hellenised, seemingly already by the time of Homer around the eighth century BC, so that no Pelasgian naming elements survived. Strabo expressed the opinion that the Larissa which some sources quote for this city is not the one mentioned by Homer in The Iliad. That was said to have been far from Troy and ...
It was conquered by the Serbs in 1348 and in 1393 by the Turks, who held it until 1881, when Thessaly was annexed to the kingdom of Greece, beginning an exodus of Turkish residents, all of whom had left by the 1920s. In 1941 Lárissa was devastated by an earthquake, and it also suffered considerably during the German occupation (1941–44).
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Mar 26, 2024 · The Larissa Castle has been a commanding presence since early history, marking it a defining feature of Argos. You can enjoy beautiful views of it from virtually every spot in the city. The fortress's name, Larissa, dates back to ancient times and is derived from a Pelasgian term for ‘fortified acropolis.’
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Feb 14, 2024 · In June 1822, a year into the Greek Revolution, a formidable Ottoman force led by Mahmud Pasha Dramalis descended upon the Peloponnese. The then-newly appointed Greek commander, Theodoros Kolokotronis, assessed the necessity of capturing the fortress to distract the enemy and gain invaluable time.
In 344 B.C. Philip II of Macedon directly annexed Thessaly, and from then to 196 B.C. Larissa was under Macedonian control. It was the capital of the post-196 B.C. Roman-organized Thessalian League and flourished during the Republic and Empire. Justinian refortified the city.
History. The First Ancient Theatre of Larissa was built in the center of the ancient city of Larissa, during the reign of king Philip V of Macedon, towards the end of the 3rd century BC. The theatre was in use for six centuries until the end of the 3rd century AD (or the beginning of the 4th century AD) when its operation stopped abruptly.
This is a timeline of ancient Greece from its emergence around 800 BC to its subjection to the Roman Empire in 146 BC. For earlier times, see Greek Dark Ages, Aegean civilizations and Mycenaean Greece. For later times see Roman Greece, Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Greece. For modern Greece after 1820, see Timeline of modern Greek history.
