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Some of the most momentous events of the 1821 Revolution against the Ottoman occupation occurred here. Against impossible odds and under appalling conditions, «The Free People» of the town survived for years under siege until their final bold exodus turned the tide of European support firmly in favor of the Greeks. One of the most glorious chapters in its history books, the memory of this great sacrifice still reverberates to this day in the collective consciousness of the Greek nation.