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    Klephts (/klɛfts/; Greek κλέφτης, kléftis, pl. κλέφτες, kléftes, which means "thieves" and perhaps originally meant just "brigand") were highwaymen turned...
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    either "Grammatikos" or "Massavetas". The grandson of a local outlaw, or klepht, he was drawn to religion from an early age and was sent away by his parents...
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    Ottoman Empire. The son of a klepht leader who fought the Ottomans during the Orlov revolt, Kolokotronis also operated as a klepht and an armatolos early in...
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    a Greek klepht in the Peloponnese during the last decades of Ottoman rule over Greece. He is described by Kyriakos Kassis as the best klepht of Taygetus...
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    Antonis Makriyannis (Greek: Αντώνης Μακρυγιάννης), was a notable Greek klepht who lived in the era before the Greek War of Independence. According to...
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    Pindus mountains, where klephts such as Antonis Katsantonis operated. Although Russian propaganda had begun influencing the klephts and armatoloi, the ideals...
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    Eteria, Armatoloi, Spinalonga, Greek Civil Wars of 1824–1825, Gramvousa, Klepht, Aegean Anti-Piracy Operation. General Books. ISBN 978-1156773772. "Which...
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    remained in turmoil from then on and throughout the 17th century, as bands of klephts multiplied. The first great uprising was the Russian-sponsored Orlov Revolt...
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    composed of Greeks who were either former klephts or village stalwarts who had taken up arms against the klephts in the defense of their district. The Greek...
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  • professional wrestler Mini Máximo (born 1989) Zacharias (klepht), (1759–1804), Greek klepht Zakarias, pen-name of Finnish writer Adéle Weman (1844-1936)...
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  • (featuring The Cut) Neil Ormandy 4:42 7. "Floj"   7:45 8. "Trubble"   7:48 9. "Klepht"   6:08 10. "Eclipse"   5:58 11. "Sunset at Café Mambo"   6:30 12. "Breathe"...
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    Old West gunfighters Hajduk Highwayman Homo sacer Honghuzi ("red beards") Klepht Merchant raider Nazi hunter Nithing Ostracism Outlaw (stock character) Outlaw...
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  • Kolokotronis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κολοκοτρώνης, c. 1745-1780) was a notable Greek klepht leader in the third quarter of the 18th century in the Peloponnese, and...
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  • a Greek klepht and an armatolos from Pieria. Born in Ryakia, Diamantis Nikolaou Olympian was the eldest son of the great armatolos and klepht Raideniotis...
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    Dimitrios Makris (c. 1772 – 1841) a native of Aetolia was a Greek chief klepht, armatole, military commander and fighter of the 1821 Greek war of independence...
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    cause in the Roumeli region was divided between two rival leaders: a former Klepht (bandit), Odysseas Androutsos; and a wealthy Phanariot Prince, Alexandros...
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    Male Totem. ISBN 978-1482069006. Nikoletseas, Michael. The Male Totem in Klepht Poetry: Parallels with the Iliad, 2014, ISBN 978-1500934729 Nikoletseas...
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    turned guerrilla insurgents (known as klephts) became an increasing annoyance to the Ottoman government. Captured klephts were often impaled, as were peasants...
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    to repress the klephts. They were hence called armatoli. In fact the armatole tended to act more as allies than enemies of the klephts. The conditions...
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    she enjoyed swimming, fishing, riding on horseback, sailing and singing klepht songs. Her stepfather encouraged her interest in sailing beyond the accepted...
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    traditional Evzone's uniform, which evolved from the clothes worn by the klephts in the Greek War of Independence. The most visible item of this uniform...
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    Kara Michalis in 1489. The action of the klephts in Olympus led the Turks to visit their outrage on the klephts' ally-village of Milia (in the late 17th...
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    1821-1833. E. M. Edmunds, trans. Originally printed as Kolokotrones: The Klepht and the Warrior. Sixty Years of Peril and Daring. An Autobiography. London...
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  • Konstantinos Giannias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γιαννιάς, c. 1760–1805) was a Greek klepht who operated in the Peloponnese. Giannias was born in Prostovitsa, a village...
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  • mob robbery Gangs in the United States Hajduk Highwayman Home invasion Klepht Looting Mafia Marauder (disambiguation) Metal theft Millionaire tour Organized...
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    Central and Eastern Europe Betyárs, social bandits in the Kingdom of Hungary Klepht, anti-Ottoman insurgents in Greece and Cyprus Narcocorrido, Mexican music...
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  • 2005; Seigmen's "Metropolis" which reached No. 4 on Norway's sales charts; Klepht was named "Best Portuguese Act" by MTV Europe; Econoline Crush received...
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    strong Ottoman military presence. Missolonghi was soon reinforced by the klepht chieftain Dimitrios Makris, who immediately occupied the nearby island of...
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    population from the plains to the mountains. This occasioned the rise of the klephts, armed brigands and rebels, in the mountains, as well as the corresponding...
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    Dimitrios Makris (Greek: Δημήτριος Μακρής, 1772–1841) was a Greek klepht and armatolos who was one of the most powerful chieftains in West Central Greece...
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