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chronicle dated 1205 refers to a "Pyrgos, on Mount Trachy," which may be Palaiopyrgos. The village, protected by its eponymous tower and local militia, fell to the Turks in 1715, during the last
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rule, some of these tribes retained their Slavic identity into Byzantine times). Even today, the neighbourhood of Palaiopyrgos contains
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was invaded by Slavic nomads who ruled some areas from the seventh to ninth centuries CE; even after the restoration of
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University of Patras: The Arcadia Website. «Παλαιόπυργος, Ιστορία». 1999–2002. Retrieved 14-04-2010.
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The names of numerous villagers are recorded as having fought, many with distinction, in the
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chronicle dated 1704, in which it is called "Bodea". An earlier reference in a
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The first written reference to the village appears in a
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Community
Palaiopyrgos is located in Greece
37°42′43″N 22°20′46″E / 37.712°N 22.346°E / 37.712; 22.346
Greece
Administrative region
Peloponnese
Regional unit
Arcadia
Municipality
Tripoli
Municipal unit
Levidi
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Greek
Levidi
Arcadia
Greece
syrtos
Peloponnese
Byzantine
Slavic toponyms
Venetian
Frankish
Turkish-Venetian War
Greek War of Independence

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