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Antonis Katsantonis

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His legend had a considerable impact on post-Independence Greek culture, since he has been recognized as one of the people who had prepared the Revolution and had envisioned the ideal of an independent Greek nation, well before the popularization of the
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In 1802 he abandoned his life as a shepherd and began participating in raids by klephts; it was then that he acquired the nickname
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In the summer of 1809 Katsantonis is said to have been struck down by a serious illness identified as
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He has also been featured as a minor character in the popular Greek shadow play
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along with his legendary opponent in the Battle of 1807, the Turkish
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avenged the death of Katsantonis by killing Mühürdar at the
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