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TITHOREA (Ancient city) FTHIOTIDA
The army of Xerxes, burning down certain of these, made them better known in Greece, namely Erochus, Charadra, Amphicleia, Neon, Tithronium and Drymaea.
This extract is from: The Geography of Strabo, ed. H. L. Jones, Cambridge. Harvard University Press
Cited Sept. 2002 from Perseus Project URL below, which contains comments & interesting hyperlinks
The barbarians. . .overran the whole of Phocis. All that came within their power they laid waste to and burnt, setting fire to towns and temples. Marching this way down the river Cephisus, they ravaged everything that lay in their way, burning the towns of Drymus, Charadra, Erochus, Tethronium, Amphicaea, Neon, Pediea, Tritea, Elatea, Hyampolis, Parapotamii, and Abae . . .
This extract is from: Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., Harvard University Press. Cited Aug 2002 from Perseus Project URL bellow, which contains comments & interesting hyperlinks
Philip put an end to the war, which was called both the Phocian War and the Sacred War . . .The cities of Phocis were captured and razed to the ground. . .and their people scattered in villages.
TITHOREA (Municipality) FTHIOTIDA
According to history, before the Medic Wars, there were the towns
of Neon (Tithorea) and
Pediis (Kato Tithorea)
which were burnt by the army of Xerxis. Kato Tithorea also appears as Kalivia
of Tithorea (Velitsa). In 1912 it was renamed to Kiffisohori. The nowadays name
appears since 1955.
Neon was
one of the most important towns of Fokea.
The inhabitants of Fokea create castled towns so as to face the Macedonian danger.
During that period of time, they move and create their new town named Tithorea.
The amazing position of Tithorea makes this town impregnable and impervious
to the enemies. In 240-210 b.C. Tithorea gave out her own coin.
Tithorea is considered to be the ancient metropolis of the inhabitants
of Fokea where Fokos was the first who established there and was buried with his
wife Adiopi. During the roman period Tithorea becomes a major financial and commercial
center.
The role of Tithorea was very important during the Byzantine Period.
The churches and the fabulous wall paintings prove this. The unique in Greece
Temple of Abba Zosima is at Tithorea. The Frankish and Turkish domination follow.
During the Revolution of 1821, Odysseas Androutsos uses a cave as a permanent
base of operations and inflicts huge blights to the Turkish. Also Karaiskakis,
this great leader, lived for a short period of time at Velitsa.
Finally during the period of the possession, the inhabitants denied
surrendering at the conquerors. This refusal resulted in the burning of the village
by the Italians.
The female Abbey of Kimisis Theotokou is admirable. It is built at
1.000 m. at the bluff side longs of Parnassus. It was built at the end of 10th
a.C. Century.
The region has history of many centuries. This is proved by the mass
of the archaeological findings. The most prosperous cities in the antiquity were
Neon and Pediis. Neon is the birthplace of the Fokeans. The inhabitants of Neon
build Tithorea. Pafsanias admired the Holy Park of Athens and the temple of Isida.
Furthermore the evolvement of the city is remarkable during the Roman and Byzantine
period and finally becomes an important trade center. During the Revolution of
1821 Androutsos and then Karaiskakis use the region as chiefdom.
This text is cited June 2005 from the Municipality of Tithorea URL below
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