Dispatches from Vostitsa

The Venetian records from 1700 record 5 churches in Aigio, but only 3 of them are still extant today. A look at what happened and changes to the town through time using census and other records, traveler accounts, and maps.A companion page to this episode can be found on the Helonaki website.Support the show

In this episode, we explore differences in the landscape, specifically around locations in the three datasets (1463, 1700, and 1907) by comparing them with each other and with a dataset of 50 random points. The analyses show trends in the landscape of locations through time.The maps and plots are available on the Helonaki website.Support the show

In this episode the landscape of Vostitsa is described using GIS analyses.See the accompanying maps and images on the companion page for this episode on the Helonaki website.Support the show

In this episode the spatial data associated with the 3 time periods under study (1463, 1700, and 1910) are discussed.Support the show

An Ottoman defter from 1463, cadastral records from the middle of the 2nd Venetian Period in 1700, and population and agricultural census records from the early 20th century. In this episode, what these data contain is explored since they are the foundation of any possible analysis.Support the show

An update for when new episodes will be coming out on Vostitsa (October) and info about a blog series called Dispatches from Vostitsa from Jen's June visit. Get access by becoming a supporter of the Helonaki Deep Dive on Patreon (for as low as $3 a month). Support the show

The Greek state evolved from an absolute monarchy to democracy, but not without more than a few bumps in the road.Support the show

The Greek Revolution began in 1821 with a series of scattered uprisings and effectively ended with a naval battle. Then came the effort of creating the Greek state...Support the show

The century between the end of the Venetian Period in the Morea and the beginning of the Greek Revolution was a time of unrest and change in the Ottoman Empire and across Europe.Support the show

The Venetians kept losing territory to the Ottomans, until they joined a Holy League and took the Morea. They also blew up the Parthenon, but nobody's perfect.Show Notes: available at the episode page on the Helonaki websiteSupport the show