He had supposedly invented weights and measures, built lighthouses along the bay, invented Greek alphabet and was the father of Sophists. |
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the town was captured by the Italian Fascist Regime, these political prisoners offered their help to serve in the Greek army against the Regime. Their appeal was not only rejected, they were disgracefully handed over to the Italians and as a result they were executed.
A similar incident had happened in the past during the Greek War of Independence in 1821 when General Theodoros Kolokotronis, who was a war hero, was framed by his political opponents of treason and was imprisoned here. |
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1715 and they were able to hold on to it till 1821 when the Greek revolt finally wrested power from the hand of the Turks.
After the Greek war of Independence, Nafplion was the capital of Greece from1829 to 1834.
During the 20th century, political prisoners were kept imprisoned in Palamidi.
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