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In 1866, Sotiropoulos was kidnapped and held by brigands for 36 days before he was ransomed for 60,000 drachmas.He recounted his time with the brigands in his memoir Τριάκοντα εξ ημερών αιχμαλωσία και διαβίωσις μετά των ληστών ("Thirty-six days captivity and life with the brigands"), [1] translated into English as The Brigands of the Morea: A ...
As ransom, Davelis was given 30 thousand drachma in gold by the Greek government for the officer's release, an astronomical amount of money at the time. The ransom was provided as quickly as possible to both avoid foreign intervention in Greek internal affairs as well as cover up the connection between brigands and politicians of the time.
Brigands launched attacks, not just against the Italian authorities and the landowners, but also against common people, [10] frequently looting villages, towns and farms, and committing armed robberies against both individuals and groups, including farmers, townspeople and rival brigand bands. [10]
The term brigand or brigands may also refer to: outlaw; Brigands, 1996; The Brigand, 1952; Brigands: The Quest for Gold, an Italian television series; The Brigand – A Romance of the Reign of Don Carlos, by Alexandre Dumas; Bristol Brigand, airplane; Bristol Brigand, British car manufactured from 1982 to 1994, version of the Bristol Type 603
After the establishment of the military zone of Melfi-Lacedonia and Bovino, Caruso was then assigned to general Emilio Pallavicini , with whom he continued his repressive activities against the brigands, thanks to his valuable information. During the search for Crocco, Caruso, a crack shot, fired a carbine at a distance of 200 meters at a ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Léon interprets the most completely assembled documentation and identifies the bagaudae as impoverished local free peasants, reinforced by brigands, runaway slaves and deserters from the legions, who were trying to resist the ruthless labor exploitation of the late Roman proto-feudal colonus manorial and military systems, and all manner of ...
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