Timeline

-700

The Ancient City of Teuthis

The Ancient City of Teuthis

An Arcadian city tied to myth, history.

-194

Teuthis issues coinage

Teuthis issues coinage

Evidence of civic life and regional networks in Hellenistic Arcadia.

170

Pausanias visits Teuthis

Pausanias visits Teuthis

Describes a walled city with an Acropolis and Athena’s statue with a bandaged thigh.

300

Christianization of the area

Christianization of the area

Early Christian basilicas attest to an established Christian community.

350

Late Antique contraction

Late Antique contraction

City shrinks amid raids, disasters and wider crisis.

700

Slavic groups settle and assimilate

Slavic groups settle and assimilate

7th–8th c.: peaceful pastoral groups integrate into local society.

963

Philosofou Monastery

Philosofou Monastery

One of Greece’s oldest monastic monuments.

967

First Mention of Dimitsana

First Mention of Dimitsana

A historic Arcadian town linking faith, learning, and the fight for freedom.

1460

Education persists in First Ottoman Period

Education persists in First Ottoman Period

Mountain location and monastic schools sustain learning.

1500

St. John Prodromos Monastery

St. John Prodromos Monastery

A cliffside monastic refuge with centuries of spiritual history in the Lousios Gorge.

1608

Aimialon Monastery

Aimialon Monastery

A 17th-century cliffside monastery blending spiritual devotion, local lore, and heroic sacrifice.

1650

Petrakis Papastamatis in Athens

Petrakis Papastamatis in Athens

A Dimitsanite physician-philosopher linked to the founding of Petraki Monastery.

1710

Gunpowder Mills Begin

Gunpowder Mills Begin

First mills recorded near Dimitsana.

1746

Birth of Gregory V

Birth of Gregory V

Three-time Ecumenical Patriarch, executed in 1821, remembered as a saint and national martyr.

1764

Dimitsana School Founded

Dimitsana School Founded

From monastic learning to an organized educational institution in 18th-century Dimitsana.

1770

Orlov Revolt disrupts Dimitsana

Orlov Revolt disrupts Dimitsana

After 1769–1770 unrest, the Dimitsana School pauses operations.

1771

Birth of Germanos of Old Patras

Birth of Germanos of Old Patras

Archbishop who played a key role in the Greek War of Independence, blending diplomacy, faith, and action.

1790

Birth of Nikolaos Makris — National Benefactor

Birth of Nikolaos Makris — National Benefactor

19th-century benefactor from Dimitsana. Donated to the University of Athens and the Hellenic Educational Society, honored with the Gold Cross of the Order of the Redeemer.

1818

Dimitsana and the Filiki Eteria

Dimitsana and the Filiki Eteria

Local elites and artisans inducted ahead of the Revolution.

1821

Dimitsana and the 1821 Revolution

Dimitsana and the 1821 Revolution

Education and gunpowder fueled Dimitsana’s decisive role in Greece’s fight for freedom.

Spiliotopoulos brothers restart powder mills

Spiliotopoulos brothers restart powder mills

Return from Hydra to renovate and operate the old mills.

Library paper used for cartridges

Library paper used for cartridges

Kolokotronis and Fotakos recall Dimitsana’s sacrifice for the war effort.

1832

Agios Charalambos Cathedral

Agios Charalambos Cathedral

Historic church with dual feast days and notable stonework.

1834

Agia Kyriaki Cathedral

Agia Kyriaki Cathedral

Historic church and cultural landmark in the heart of Dimitsana.

1910

The Former Girls’ School of Dimitsana

The Former Girls’ School of Dimitsana

A neoclassical stone-built landmark, once a center of learning and later a courthouse.

1930

Dimitsana Gymnasium (Kallithea)

Dimitsana Gymnasium (Kallithea)

Imposing two-storey stone school in Kallithea, completed in 1930 to plans by Ministry architect N. Mitsakis.

1934

The Clock Tower of Dimitsana

The Clock Tower of Dimitsana

A 27-meter marble clock tower, symbolizing heritage and diaspora unity.

1945

Brotherhood of Dimitsanites “Gregory V”

Brotherhood of Dimitsanites “Gregory V”

Founded in Athens in 1945 as a non-profit community organization.

1978

Dimitsana designated a Traditional Settlement

Dimitsana designated a Traditional Settlement

On 19 Oct 1978, Dimitsana was designated a preserved settlement by Presidential Decree.

1997

Open-Air Water Power Museum

Open-Air Water Power Museum

A living showcase of water-powered crafts and history in Arcadia.

2011

Municipal Reform

Municipal Reform

A mountain municipality of Arcadia, later merged into Gortynia.