History Nafpaktos

1 history

1.1 antiquity
1.2 medieval , modern history
1.3 modern history

history
antiquity

in greek legend, naupactus place heraclidae built fleet invade peloponnese.

in historical times belonged ozolian locrians; 455 bc, in spite of partial resettlement locrians of opus, fell athenians, peopled messenian refugees , made chief naval station in western greece during peloponnesian war. 2 major battles fought here. in 404 restored locrians, subsequently lost achaeans, recovered it.

philip ii of macedon gave naupactus aetolians, held till 191 bc, when after obstinate siege surrendered romans. still flourishing 170.

the roman playwright plautus mentions naupactus in comedy miles gloriosus destination of athenian master (pleusicles) on diplomatic mission city.

in 551/2, during reign of justinian i, city destroyed earthquake.

medieval , modern history

the town , hinterland hit epidemic coming italy in 747/8 , deserted. late 9th century, 880s, capital of byzantine thema of nicopolis. @ same time, bishopric elevated metropolis. during 9th–10th centuries, town important harbour byzantine navy , strategic point communication byzantine possessions in southern italy.

a rebellion of local populace, led death of local strategos george, recorded during reign of constantine viii (r. 1025–28). in 1040, town did not take part in uprising of peter delyan, , although attacked rebel army, alone among towns of theme of nicopolis, resisted successfully. st. nicholas of trani recorded having departed otranto in 1094 port. history of town on next 2 centuries obscure; during visit of benjamin of tudela in 1165, there jewish community of 100 in town.

following dissolution of byzantine empire after fourth crusade, became part of despotate of epirus. under metropolitan, john apokaukos, see of naupactus gained in importance , headed local synod southern half of epirote domains. in 1294, town ceded philip i, prince of taranto part of dowry of thamar angelina komnene. ruler of thessaly, constantine doukas, attacked epirus in next year , captured naupactus, in 1296 handed of conquests angevins, , naupactus became major angevin base on greek mainland.

in 1304 or 1305, epirotes recovered naupactus during war angevins, handed when peace concluded in 1306.

the venetian fortress.

in 1361 town captured catalans of duchy of athens. in 1376 or 1377 fell john bua spata, albanian vassal of epirus. briefly occupied knights hospitaller in 1378, and, wedged between expanding lands of count of cephalonia carlo tocco , ottoman possessions, sold republic of venice paul spata in 1407.

after 1449, town isolated venetian exclave in ottoman territory, ottomans completed conquest of rest of epirus , aetolia-acarnania. town important venice, secured trade through corinthian gulf, , republic took care erect strong fortifications secure possession. in end, fortress fell ottomans in 1499, during second ottoman–venetian war.

the battle of lepanto, national maritime museum, greenwich/london.

under ottomans, naupactus known aynabahtı, İnebahtı , seat of ottoman province. mouth of gulf of lepanto scene of great sea battle in naval power of ottoman empire destroyed united spanish, papal , venetian forces (battle of lepanto, october 7, 1571). in 1687 recaptured venetians, again restored ottomans in 1699, treaty of karlowitz. miguel de cervantes famous spanish writer fought in battle of lepanto , there statue in honour.

miguel de cervantes statue


modern history

nafpaktos became part of independent greece in march 1829. incorporated commune in 1912 , independent municipality in 1946. in 1997 reform, nafpaktos municipality enlarged incorporation of 13 communes. in 2010 reform, nafpaktos municipality merged 5 other municipalities form nafpaktia municipality, , town of nafpaktos proper communal district within nafpaktos municipal district of nafpaktia municipality.

naupactus suffered damage 2007 greek forest fires.