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1043: 1649: 1417: 747: 1143: 1262: 1399:, in conflict with the Byzantines, crossed from Macedonia into Thessaly. The arrival of the marauding Company, some 8,000 strong, alarmed John II Doukas. Defeated by the Greeks, the Catalans agreed to pass peacefully through Thessaly to the south, towards the Frankish principalities of southern Greece. After seizing the Spercheios Valley and capturing Salona, the new Duke of Athens, 272: 1258:-led Byzantine Empire and its imperial pretensions, both established close ties with the Latin states of southern Greece in an attempt to maintain their independence, while at the same time being threatened by them and forced to cede territory to them. Both were eventually reunified under the Byzantines in the 1330s and the Serbians shortly after. 1403:, hired the Company for service against Thessaly. Turning back, the Catalans captured Zetounion, Halmyros, Domokos and some thirty other fortresses, and plundered the rich plain of Thessaly, forcing the John Doukas to come to terms with Walter. Walter however tried to backtrack on his deal with the Catalans, leading to open conflict. In the 1564:, which was defended by Preljub himself. Kantakouzenos withdrew, and Lykostomion and Kastrion were recovered by the Serbs soon after. Preljub's rule is otherwise obscure, except for his reaching an agreement with the local Albanian tribes; an agreement that probably did not last long, for he was killed in a clash with them. 1702:) to repopulate the sparsely inhabited area, and soon, Muslim settlers or converts dominated the lowlands, while the Christians held the mountains around the Thessalian plain. The area was generally peaceful, but banditry was endemic, and led to the creation of the first state-sanctioned Christian autonomies known as 527:, but they were stopped at the Thermopylae. Despite the devastation caused by these raids, in Thessaly, and southern Greece in general, the imperial administration seems to have continued to function, and traditional public life to have continued, for much of the century, possibly up to the end of the reign of 1870:
This state is frequently, but inaccurately, called "Great Wallachia" or "Duchy of Neopatras" in older scholarly literature. Both titles arise from contemporary usage by Western authors, who extended the use of the term " Vlachia" to the entirety of the realm governed by John Doukas and his heirs, and
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in 902 and Thessaly and much of Central Greece devastated by Bulgarian raids in 918 and 923–926—Thessaly, and Greece in general, recovered gradually after Byzantine control was firmly re-established, and there are signs of renewed prosperity and economic activity. Especially in Thessaly, this process
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in the south and Macedonia in the north far more than Thessaly or Central Greece, with the fortified towns largely remaining in the hands of the native Greek population. Nevertheless, in the first decades of the 7th century the Slavs were free to raid Thessaly and further south relatively unhindered;
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captured Larissa for a time, confining the Angeloi Philanthropenoi to their holdings in western Thessaly, around Trikala. In ca. 1393, the second phase of the invasion began, again under Evrenos. The Ottomans defeated Manuel Angelos Philanthropenos, and reconquered Larissa. The conquest of Thessaly
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into southern Greece. Unable to challenge the Crusaders in open battle, Sgouros gave up Thessaly without a fight, and withdrew to his bases in the Peloponnese. Boniface divided the captured lands among his followers: Platamon went to Rolando Piscia, Larissa and Halmyros to the Lombard Guglielmo, and
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The Catalans continued for a while to hold the parts of southern Thessaly they had occupied and raided the region in the following years, while John Doukas' authority was increasingly enfeebled in Thessaly itself at the expense of the large landholders, who became virtually autonomous, maintaining
1173:, led his troops into Thessaly, overrunning the resistance of the local Lombard nobles. Larissa and much of central Thessaly came under Epirote rule, thereby separating Thessalonica from the Crusader principalities in southern Greece. Michael's work was completed by his half-brother and successor, 379:
Being far from the Empire's frontiers, and of little strategic importance, Greece lacked any serious fortifications or permanently stationed garrisons, a situation that lasted until the 6th century and led to much devastation by barbarian raids. Thus in 395–397, as most of Greece, Thessaly was
622:) undertook in 658 the first attempt to restore imperial rule, and although his campaign was mostly carried out in the northern Aegean coast, it seems to have led to a relative pacification of the Slavic tribes in southern Greece as well, at least for a few years. Thus during the great Slavic 1800:. The Ottoman army withdrew after the war's end, but minor territorial adjustments were made to the frontier in the Ottomans' favour. The early decades of Greek rule in Thessaly were dominated by the agricultural issue, as the area retained its Ottoman-era large landholdings ( 1731:
took over control of Thessaly, and consolidated his rule after 1808, when he suppressed a local uprising. His heavy taxation, however, ruined the province's commerce, and coupled with the outbreak of the plague in 1813, reduced the population to some 200,000 by 1820. When the
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of Trikala, a certain Signorinos, and the Melissenos, or rather Maliasenos, family in the east around Volos, emerged. Gabrielopoulos was the most successful of the three, and soon managed to gain recognition of his rule by the Byzantine court, which granted him the title of
1467:. The Maliasenoi on the other hand seem to have turned to the Catalans for support. With the loss of Neopatras and the rise of Gabrielopoulos, Trikala became the new political centre of Thessaly. At about the same time, larger groups of Albanians, such as the tribes of the 1559:
as governor of Thessaly, which he ruled, probably from Trikala, until his death in late 1355 or early 1356. In 1350, Kantakouzenos, now emperor, launched an attempt to reconquer Thessaly, but after capturing the towns of Lykostomion and Kastrion, he faltered before
1456:. The central and northern part of Thessaly remained in Greek hands. Lacking a central authority, however, the area fractured among competing rulers. The north came under control of the Byzantines from Thessalonica, while in the centre three rival magnates, 1312:. The Byzantine army advanced rapidly through Thessaly and blockaded John with a few of his men at Neopatras, which was placed under siege. John managed to evade the Byzantines and secure aid from Athens, with which he routed the Byzantine army at the 610:
and raided the coasts of Thessaly and many Aegean islands, depopulating many of them. Five of Thessaly's cities disappear from the sources during the 7th century, and Slavs settled in the northern and northeastern parts of the country. Emperor
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completed the recovery of the entire region except for Halmyros, which remained in Latin hands until 1246. Eventually, in December 1224, Theodore conquered Thessalonica as well. Soon thereafter he declared himself emperor, founding the
929:), whose costly military ventures led to a hike in taxation. Coupled with the corruption and autocratic behaviour of officials, this led to a decline in industry and the impoverishment of the peasantry, eloquently lamented by the 587:
frontier, somewhat stabilized under Maurice, collapsed entirely, leaving the Balkans defenceless for the Slavs to raid and settle. The Slavic settlement that followed the raids in the late 6th and early 7th centuries affected the
1254:), who was married to a Thessalian Vlach princess, received Thessaly. Although separated politically, Thessaly continued to share many similarities with the parent state of Epirus: both were reluctant to acknowledge the revived 773:
sacked the city of Larissa and occupied Thessaly. The Bulgarian ruler undertook another large-scale expedition through the province and into the Peloponnese in 997, but on his return he suffered a devastating defeat at the
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suggests that the Byzantines recovered eastern and central Thessaly, but that the western part remained under Epirote rule until Orsini's death three years later, when this area too came under Byzantine control.
700:, beginning in 773. At the same time, due to conflict between the Bulgarian ruling class and the Slavic population which led to an exodus from the latter, a second wave of Slavic settlement engulfed Greece from 1633:
had managed to take over the Duchy of Athens from the Catalans, and in 1390 captured Neopatras as well. These territories were soon lost to the Ottoman Turks, at about the same time as the fall of Thessaly.
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on 15 March 1311, the Catalans crushed the Athenian army, killing Walter and most of the leading nobles of Frankish Greece. After the battle, the Catalan Company proceeded to occupy the defenceless duchy.
1131:. The boundaries of the actual Kingdom of Thessalonica seem to have extended only up to Domokos, Pharsalus, and Velestino: the Spercheios valley in southern Thessaly, with the towns of Zetounion and 1595:. Enjoying the support of the local Greek and Serbian nobility, Simeon Uroš reigned as self-proclaimed emperor from Trikala until his death in 1370. He was particularly noted as a patron of the 876:, including immunity from taxation and the right to establish trade colonies in certain towns; in Thessaly, this was Demetrias. These concessions signalled the beginning of the ascendancy of the 1204:
and secured its status as a separate section of the family holdings. Upon his death in 1241, the area quickly, and apparently without resistance, came under the control of the ruler of Epirus,
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A distinct Thessalian tribal identity and culture first began to form from the 9th century BC on as a mixture of the local population and immigrants from Epirus, first in the region of the
1698:(died 1484) rather than a regular province. Turahan and his heirs brought in settlers from Anatolia (the so-called "Konyalis" or "Koniarides" since most were from the region around 707:
on. Unlike the first wave of settlement, this does not seem to have disrupted imperial control in the areas where it had been (re-)established. In 783, however, the eunuch minister
1436:, John too was forced to formalize his relations with the Byzantines, recognizing the Empire's suzerainty and marrying Irene Palaiologina, the illegitimate daughter of Emperor 1676:
the eastern coasts of Thessaly and the region of Zetounion to Byzantine rule. In 1423, renewed Ottoman pressure forced the local Byzantine commander to surrender the forts of
1440:. When John Doukas died in 1318, the southern part of Thessaly was quickly captured by the Catalans of Athens. Between 1318 and 1325, the Catalans took Neopatras, Zetounion, 906:
Sometime in the 12th century, Thessaly reverted to Hellas, with the exception of the northwestern portion around Stagoi and Trikala, which was included in the new theme of
891:) was forced to concede even more extensive ones, allowing the Venetians to create trade stations at Vlachia, the "two Halmyroi", Grebenikon, Pharsalus, Domokos, Vesaina, 1074:, marched into central Greece. At Larissa he met the deposed Alexios III, and concluded a marriage alliance with him. Both were soon confronted by the Crusaders under 3311: 1395:
In 1308, Guy II de la Roche died. John II Doukas seized the opportunity to sever his dependency on Athens, and turned to Byzantium for support. In early 1309, the
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in 1274, were another point of friction. John portrayed himself as a champion of Orthodoxy, offering refuge to pro-Unionists and convoking a synod at his capital
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The death of Preljub was preceded by that of Dushan himself, leaving a power vacuum in the wider Serbian Empire and in Thessaly in particular. In this context,
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in 1276/7 to condemn the Union. Sometime in 1273–75 (the date is disputed by scholars) Michael VIII dispatched a large army against John under his own brother,
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From his capital at Neopatras, John I Doukas governed Thessaly as a virtually independent state. Although he recognized the suzerainty of the Byzantine emperor
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in maritime commerce and their gradual takeover of the Byzantine economy. Alexios' successors tried to curb these privileges with mixed success, but in 1198
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incursions that began after 578. The first large-scale raid was in 581, and the Slavs appear to have remained in Greece until 584. Byzantium, confronted by
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describe Greece during the middle of the 12th century as densely populated and prosperous. The situation began to change towards the end of the reign of
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In the second half of the 7th century, Thessaly became the home of large aristocratic families, controlling huge tracts of land and working them with
1479:, began to raid and settle in Thessaly, although smaller groups of Albanians may have been present in the region already from the late 12th century. 1587:. Catalan control over southern Thessaly had ceased by this time. Nikephoros came into conflict with the Albanians, however, and was killed in the 896: 715:
to the Peloponnese, subduing the local Slavs and forcing them to acknowledge imperial overlordship. Despite continued raids by the Bulgarians and
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On the death of Michael II in 1267/8, his dominions were divided between Nikephoros, who received Epirus proper, and Michael's illegitimate son
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this expanded rapidly. Over 400 archaeological sites dating to the period are known, including fortified ones. The most notable of these is at
681:. Some time between 730 and 751, the Church in Thessaly, along with the rest of the Illyricum, were transferred from the jurisdiction of the 3377: 1684:
to the Venetians. By 1444, the entire region had been finally conquered by the Turks. Pteleos alone remained in Venetian hands until 1470.
910:. Benjamin of Tudela, who visited the area in 1165, also recorded the presence of Jewish communities at Halmyros, Zetounion, Vesaina, and 656:. This was established between 687 and 695, and comprised the eastern coasts of mainland Greece, and possibly the Peloponnese, as well as 1476: 1292:
in exchange, John I Doukas maintained a consistent anti-Palaiologan stance. In this conflict he allied himself with Latin powers, namely
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became more and more frequent, and the Balkan provinces were heavily raided, although Greece was less affected. In 539, however, a large
1511:) moved in and established direct control over the northern and western part of the region. Andronikos himself made agreements with the 1831: 1388:), as his regent and guardian. John II continued his grandfather's pro-Latin policy, maintaining particularly close relations with the 1309: 226: 193: 644:
The parts of Thessaly that remained in imperial hands after the Slavic invasions—apparently the Aegean coast and the area around the
580: 674:, the theme was originally probably oriented mostly towards the sea and was of a mostly maritime character, as seen during the anti- 1804:), and the landlords enjoyed great influence, essentially reducing their tenant farmers to serfdom. The tensions culminated in the 1571:, the exiled son of John II Orsini, who had entered Byzantine service, tried to realize his ancestral claims over the region. From 1042: 1472: 1018:(domains of the imperial family) of Platamon, Demetrias, the "two Halmyroi", Krevennika and Pharsalus, Domokos and Vesaina, the 690: 3134: 978:
By the end of the 12th century, the theme of Hellas had been superseded by a collection of smaller districts variously termed
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claims that the campaign restored the old Epirote–Thessalian border (i.e. the Pindus mountains), while the modern researcher
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The successful Byzantine reconquest was led by Andronikos III's friend and chief aide, John Kantakouzenos. Thus when the
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mountains as well as the western mountains around Fanari, but they were swiftly suppressed by the Ottoman armies under
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the area was occupied by the Italian army in 1941–43, and by the Germans in 1943–44. It became a major centre of the
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Nevertheless, after John's death, his widow was compelled to recognize the suzerainty of Michael VIII's successor,
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as a dowry. In addition, the fleeing Byzantine troops were able to reach Demetrias and help their fleet secure a
975:, established a short-lived principality in northern Thessaly, before he was overcome by an imperial expedition. 754:
During the course of the 10th century, the Saracen threat receded and was practically ended as the result of the
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evacuated the road before the enemy arrived. Not much later, Thessaly surrendered. The Thessalian family of
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has been regarded as the senior magistrate of the Thessalian League; more recent studies however regard the
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in 1359. Following Nikephoros' death, Thessaly was taken over without resistance by Dushan's half-brother
1665:. The fortresses of Volos, Pharsalus, Domokos and Neopatras were taken, and in 1395/6, Trikala too fell. 1112: 595: 564: 455: 1575:, he sailed to Thessaly, which he captured quickly, expelling Preljub's wife and son. He then conquered 144:
as its main centre. From there they quickly expanded inland to the plain of the Pineios and towards the
3355: 1501: 1400: 1340: 1205: 877: 865: 649: 538:). Nevertheless, the barbarian raids, the two great earthquakes of 522 and 552, and the arrival of the 416:, the Ostrogoths once more invaded Thessaly in 482, until they left for Italy in 488. According to the 350: 1523:
as governor of the region. It is unclear over which parts of Thessaly Byzantine control was restored:
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In the aftermath of the failed Norman invasion, Alexios I granted the first trading privileges to the
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line. The region enjoyed a long period of peace at this time, interrupted only by raids during the
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recorded the existence of the district of "Vlachia" near Halmyros, while the Byzantine historian
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was completed during the next few years, from 1394 on under the personal supervision of Sultan
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against the Lombard lords of Euboea. A further Byzantine expedition in 1277 against John was
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were settled around Demetrias and Phthiotic Thebes, provided the besieged city with grain.
365: 1756:, Greek nationalist agitation continued, with further revolts in 1841, in 1854 during the 8: 3242:
Emperor Michael Palaeologus and the West, 1258–1282: A Study in Byzantine-Latin Relations
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in 960–961. The threat from Bulgaria remained, however, and in 986, during his wars with
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The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century
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and recovered most of the province, except perhaps for part of the Aegean coast around
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gave in and allowed him and his people to settle in Macedonia. Under Theodemir's son,
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succeeded him until 1373, when he retired to a monastery; Thessaly was then ruled by
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in the north, was largely unable to stop these raids. After the murder of Emperor
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The newly conquered region was initially the patrimonial domain of the powerful
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their own, independent contacts with the Byzantine court. As a result, probably
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troops from crossing through their territory with the exception of the army of
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valley however remained part of Hellas, with the new border running along the
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against Byzantium. In 1295 the brothers invaded Epirus themselves and seized
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manifested itself in the appearance of at least nine new cities, including
712: 556: 435: 303: 149: 73: 1600: 1543:, Thessaly and Epirus quickly rallied to his side. Kantakouzenos' cousin, 209:), which became a characteristic of Thessaly. The most important were the 1820: 1757: 1691: 1512: 1255: 1235:, which possibly remained in Nicaean hands for several years thereafter. 1067: 1023: 732:, and the resettlement of older ones, such as Zetounion (ancient Lamia). 634: 612: 589: 513: 505: 479: 161: 145: 137: 95: 64:
connects Thessaly with southern Greece. In the north Thessaly borders on
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of March 1910. The problem was finally settled through the wide-ranging
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as governor to Greece, but resumed after Andronikos' fall. In 1199–1201
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of Constantinople and the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire by the
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Like much of northern Greece, Thessaly suffered from raids by the
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raided the coasts of Greece in the period 466–475, and in 473 the
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monasteries, who regarded him as their "second founder". His son
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broke out between Kantakouzenos and the regency for the underage
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are first mentioned in Thessaly during the 11th century, in the
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as well, but the Boeotians drove them back after the battles of
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with the title of "duke" (both ultimately deriving from Latin
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in 1916–17, Thessaly served as a buffer zone between the pro-
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into Thessaly in 1082–1083, which was beaten back by Emperor
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After union with Greece, Thessaly became divided into four
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coin of Theodore Komnenos Doukas as Emperor of Thessalonica
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advanced into Thessaly and captured Larissa before Emperor
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mountain range to the west, which separates Thessaly from
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Slavic invasions and restoration of Byzantine control
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2915: 2870: 2858: 2786: 2711: 2696: 2657: 2588: 2516: 2492: 2456: 1392:, who imported agricultural produce from Thessaly. 559:order on Greece was irrevocably shattered with the 512:. This led to a serious fortification effort under 3607: 3466: 3381: 3133: 2444: 2369: 2175: 2151: 2103: 1656:The Ottomans first invaded Thessaly in 1386, when 1736:broke out in 1821, Greek risings occurred in the 1357:) to safeguard the position of her underage sons 956:, the rebellious son-in-law of Byzantine emperor 750:Map of Byzantine Greece in the early 10th century 76:, or in the northwest towards western Macedonia. 3659: 3517:Soulis, George C. (1963). "Thessalian Vlachia". 3291:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 1030:of Dobrochouvista and Ezeros (Sthlanitsa in the 711:led a large-scale campaign across Greece from 496:) on, attacks on the imperial frontier on the 1752:. After the establishment of the independent 1078:, who sought to expand his newly established 3559:A History of the Byzantine State and Society 1918:, "Thessaly" (T. E. Gregory), pp. 2073–2074. 1618:, who recognized Byzantine suzerainty until 1034:), the latter evidently Slavic settlements. 1008:of Alexios III to the Venetians, and in the 937:. This decline was temporarily halted under 253:as a purely local official, and suggest the 3235: 3181:. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 2741: 2729: 2690: 2678: 1169:), ruler of the independent Greek state of 837:. In the 12th century, the Jewish traveler 156:. In this process the Thessalians captured 148:. The Thessalians spoke a distinct form of 3635:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 3605: 3580: 3494:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 3399:The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453 3095: 2438: 1832:Provisional Government of National Defence 1812:campaign undertaken by the governments of 1629:. In the south, the Florentine adventurer 1004:). This division is reflected in the 1198 90:The first evidence of human habitation in 68:, either through the coast or the pass of 3643:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 539–540. 3552: 3502:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 420–422. 3328: 3306:Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). 3305: 3267:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3219: 3083: 3068: 3056: 3044: 3020: 2969: 2933: 2909: 2816: 2780: 2651: 2570: 2426: 2402: 2390: 2363: 2351: 2339: 2322: 2286: 2271: 2259: 2244: 2220: 2205: 2193: 2169: 2145: 2133: 2121: 2097: 2082: 2070: 2046: 2034: 2022: 2007: 1990: 1978: 1957: 1037: 736:Byzantine rule in the 10th–12th centuries 542:in 541–544, led to a drop in population. 3464: 3451: 3340:. Frank Cass & Co. pp. 87–110. 3116: 2768: 2753: 2582: 2534: 2474: 1652:Ottoman Greece in the early 19th century 1647: 1415: 1260: 1141: 1091:, while further south in Central Greece 1041: 914:. Both Benjamin and the Arab geographer 745: 270: 3440: 3229:Thessaly in the 13th and 14th Centuries 2630: 2301:, "Vlachs" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 2183–2184. 1625:, when the region was conquered by the 1412:Thessaly in the 14th and 15th centuries 1135:, was under governors appointed by the 36:Thessaly is characterized by the large 3660: 3529: 3519:Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta 3516: 3354: 3032: 3008: 2996: 2981: 2852: 2828: 2804: 2618: 2235:, "Thessaly" (T. E. Gregory), p. 2073. 1239:Thessaly as an autonomous principality 1219:in 1259, Thessaly was occupied by the 233:. Their clan chiefs were often called 164:. By assuming the former share of the 114:, as attested in the later legends of 3416: 3392: 2945: 2894: 2666: 2546: 1712:. Failed Greek uprisings occurred in 1046:Seal of Bartholomew, Latin Bishop of 1014:of 1204. These documents mention the 579:in 602 and the outbreak of the great 56:pass and, in the summer, the pass of 3376: 3195: 3171: 3131: 2957: 2921: 2879: 2864: 2840: 2792: 2717: 2705: 2594: 2558: 2522: 2510: 2498: 2486: 2462: 2450: 2414: 2375: 2181: 2157: 2109: 2058: 1946: 1942: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1672:in 1402, the weakened Ottomans were 298:the Thessalians tended to side with 20:covers the history of the region of 670:. Given its lack of depth into the 260: 28:from antiquity to the present day. 13: 3288:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 2313:, "Vlachia" (A. Kazhdan), p. 2183. 370:praetorian prefecture of Illyricum 286:. The Greek army that guarded the 14: 3679: 1921: 1637: 863:Raoul Komnenos was its governor ( 666:was probably based in (Boeotian) 581:Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 326:From 27 BC it formed part of the 125: 719:pirates—Demetrias was sacked by 388:, until they were driven out by 3465:Savvides, Alexis G. C. (2000). 3281: 2310: 2298: 2232: 1915: 1871:confused John's family name of 1864: 1605:Alexios Angelos Philanthropenos 1555:. Dushan appointed his general 1506: 1495: 1383: 1352: 1326: 1281: 1249: 1210: 1179: 1164: 962: 943: 924: 886: 812: 798:(1040–1041), plundering by the 764: 617: 533: 518: 491: 359: 344: 321: 3606:Yerolimpos, Alexandra (2000). 3441:Polemis, Demetrios I. (1968). 3426:. Cambridge University Press. 3148:10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1210930 1762:Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 1616:Manuel Angelos Philanthropenos 1537:Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 545: 160:and came to control the local 1: 1888: 1838:government in Athens. During 1771: 1619: 1608: 1483: 1430: 1320:to the future Duke of Athens 1266: 1227:defeated the Nicaean general 1185: 756:Byzantine reconquest of Crete 701: 660:and a few other islands. Its 627: 606:the Slavic tribes even built 600: 374:East Roman (Byzantine) Empire 279:In the summer of 480 BC, the 110:, the main settlement was at 31: 3447:. London: The Athlone Press. 1766:Convention of Constantinople 1482:When Gabrielopoulos died in 1225:Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas 1200:captured it from his nephew 1089:Berthold of Katzenellenbogen 294:joined the Persians. In the 79: 7: 3378:Naval Intelligence Division 1694:(died 1456) and of his son 691:Patriarch of Constantinople 639:Miracles of Saint Demetrius 596:Miracles of Saint Demetrius 257:as the head of the League. 10: 3684: 3581:Van Tricht, Filip (2011). 3530:Soulis, George C. (1984). 3418:Nicol, Donald MacGillivray 3225:Тесалија у XIII и XIV веку 3125: 2633:, p. 97, esp. note 2. 1727:After 1780, the ambitious 1641: 1515:Albanian tribesmen of the 1502:Andronikos III Palaiologos 1286:), receiving the title of 1206:Michael II Komnenos Doukas 971:, the autonomous ruler of 878:Italian maritime republics 739: 571:in the east, and with the 338:. In the reign of Emperor 264: 129: 83: 3564:Stanford University Press 3167:– via Brill Online. 1798:Greco-Turkish War of 1897 1734:Greek War of Independence 1716:and 1612, and during the 1438:Andronikos II Palaiologos 1348:Andronikos II Palaiologos 1160:Michael I Komnenos Doukas 824:Strategikon of Kekaumenos 3562:. Stanford, California: 2573:, pp. 87–88, 92–94. 1857: 1519:mountains and appointed 1277:Michael VIII Palaiologos 1175:Theodore Komnenos Doukas 948:), who sent the capable 899:, Trikala, Larissa, and 796:uprising of Petar Delyan 196:in the mid-6th century. 3364:. London: John Murray. 1760:, and again during the 1080:Kingdom of Thessalonica 967:), with the support of 802:in 1064, and the brief 637:, who according to the 176:and presiding over the 52:. Only two passes, the 3237:Geanakoplos, Deno John 1653: 1458:Stephen Gabrielopoulos 1425: 1302:Second Council of Lyon 1272: 1229:Alexios Strategopoulos 1198:Manuel Komnenos Doukas 1194:Empire of Thessalonica 1155: 1113:Thomas d'Autremencourt 1076:Boniface of Montferrat 1055: 1038:Latin and Epirote rule 931:Metropolitan of Athens 769:), the Bulgarian tsar 751: 302:and usually prevented 276: 3310:(in German). Vienna: 3135:"Thessali, Thessalia" 3084:Koder & Hild 1976 3069:Koder & Hild 1976 3057:Koder & Hild 1976 3045:Koder & Hild 1976 3021:Koder & Hild 1976 2910:Koder & Hild 1976 2817:Koder & Hild 1976 2781:Koder & Hild 1976 2652:Koder & Hild 1976 2427:Koder & Hild 1976 2403:Koder & Hild 1976 2391:Koder & Hild 1976 2364:Koder & Hild 1976 2352:Koder & Hild 1976 2340:Koder & Hild 1976 2323:Koder & Hild 1976 2287:Koder & Hild 1976 2260:Koder & Hild 1976 2221:Koder & Hild 1976 2206:Koder & Hild 1976 2194:Koder & Hild 1976 2170:Koder & Hild 1976 2146:Koder & Hild 1976 2134:Koder & Hild 1976 2122:Koder & Hild 1976 2098:Koder & Hild 1976 2083:Koder & Hild 1976 2071:Koder & Hild 1976 2047:Koder & Hild 1976 2035:Koder & Hild 1976 2023:Koder & Hild 1976 2008:Koder & Hild 1976 1979:Koder & Hild 1976 1958:Koder & Hild 1976 1850:to the guerrillas of 1814:Eleftherios Venizelos 1729:Ali Pasha of Ioannina 1668:After the disastrous 1651: 1642:Further information: 1444:, Siderokastron, and 1419: 1264: 1145: 1105:Jacques de Saint Omer 1070:, the Greek ruler of 1045: 939:Andronikos I Komnenos 780:theme of Thessalonica 749: 740:Further information: 624:siege of Thessalonica 470:, and the islands of 275:Thessaly in Antiquity 274: 265:Further information: 180:. 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Index

Thessaly
Greece
Thessalian plain
Pineios River
Pindus
Epirus
Porta
Metsovo
Thermopylae
Macedonia
Servia
Thessalonica
Ancient Thessaly
Thessaly
Paleolithic
Neolithic
Sesklo
Mycenaean period
Iolcos
Jason
Argonauts
Archaic Greece
Pelasgiotis
Pherae
Malian Gulf
Aeolic Greek
Anthela
amphictyony
Delphic Amphictyony
Pythian Games

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