Talk:Nafplion

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How is "Napoli di Romana" "Naples of the Greeks"? Since when does "Romana" = "Greek"? RickK 22:21, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)

Until relatively recently, the Greeks referred to themselves as "Romaioi," -- "Romans," as did most other Balkan Christians. This is a legacy of the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, "New Rome." The Venetians who traded with and later ruled the people of Nafplio knew them as "Romaioi" or "Romani." Joe

I deleted in history the mention about the floods, because it is not a great historic event of Nafplio, we can write other things first.

The list of Argolis municipalities at the bottom contains a link to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykines, which is one of the Faroer islands. The link should point to "Mykenes, Greece". I don't know how to correct that; the Argolis category seems to be OK.

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Please don't say that Nauplia is used in English to redognize the Ottoman or Venetian presence in Greece; it's standard usage in histories of the Greek Revolution, for example; and this dates from 1898, when Greece was not under the Turk. JCScaliger 04:45, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Venice at Nafplion.

Nafplion was taken by the troops of Venice (commanders: Francesco Morosini and Philipp Christian Königsmarck)in 1686 (August). The town (called "Napoli di Romania") became capital of "Morea" (Peloponnese). Just here died Francesco Morosini in 1694. In 1715 a Turkish army of 95,000 men, under Ali Kumurji, attacked the Venetian Peloponnese, defended by 7,000 soldiers under Governor Alessandro Bon. On July 11, 1715 about 70,000 Turks started the siege of Nafplion, defended by 1,747 soldiers (General Zacco and Colonel Cardosi). Helped by a French traitor (La Salle), the Turks took the town on July 18-20. A pityless massacre followed!