Konstantinos Giannias

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Konstantinos Giannias Κωνσταντίνος Γιαννιάς
Born	1760 Prostovitsa (now Drosia, Achaia, Greece )
Died	1805 Patras, (now Achaea, Greece)
Occupation	robber

Konstantinos Giannias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γιαννιάς, d. 1760-1805) was a Greek robber who ran in the Peloponnese. Giannias was born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Giannis Giannias.

He was a robber at a very young age and ran a large action mainly between 1787 until 1805 when he was founded under teh leader by the name Zacharias, Together with the doctor and the lieutennant Tzimiko he done the first where he fought with Mahmud Bey from Mystras where he was trained and continuously left with his horse. He participated in many battles against the Ottoman Turks until 1805 when he was hanged. He has a statue in Marouda Square in Patras today.

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