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Klephts (/klɛfts/; Gr**** κλέφτης, kléftis, pl. κλέφτες, kléftes,
which means "thieves" and
perhaps originally meant just "brigand") were
highwaymen turned...
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either "Grammatikos" or "M****avetas". The
grandson of a
local outlaw, or
klepht, he was
drawn to
religion from an
early age and was sent away by his parents...
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Ottoman Empire. The son of a
klepht leader who
fought the
Ottomans during the
Orlov revolt,
Kolokotronis also
operated as a
klepht and an
armatolos early in...
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Katsantonis (Gr****: Αντώνης Κατσαντώνης; c. 1775 – 1808) was a
notable Gr****
klepht who
lived in the era
before the Gr**** War of Independence.
According to...
- a Gr****
klepht in the
Peloponnese during the last
decades of
Ottoman rule over Greece. He is
described by
Kyriakos K****is as the best
klepht of Taygetus...
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composed of Gr****s who were
either former klephts or
village stalwarts who had
taken up arms
against the
klephts in the
defense of
their district. The Gr****...
- Eteria, Armatoloi, Spinalonga, Gr****
Civil Wars of 1824–1825, Gramvousa,
Klepht,
Aegean Anti-Piracy Operation.
General Books. ISBN 978-1156773772. "Which...
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Dimitrios Makris (Gr****: Δημήτριος Μακρής, 1772–1841) was a Gr****
klepht and
armatolos who was one of the most
powerful chieftains in West
Central Greece...
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turmoil from then on and
throughout the 17th century, as the
bands of
klephts multiplied. The
first great uprising was the Russian-sponsored
Orlov Revolt...
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traditional Evzone's uniform,
which evolved from the
clothes worn by the
klephts in the Gr**** War of Independence. The most
visible item of this uniform...