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Areopolis was the homeland of the powerful Mani family of Mavromichalis; according to local tradition, the Revolution in Mani was proclaimed by Petrobey Mavromichalis on March 17, 1821, in front of the Holy Temple of the Saint Taxiarchs, in the presence of all the Mani chiefs.

July 23, 1821. Monemvasia becomes the first fortified city of the Peloponnese that falls into the hands of the Greeks.

On 23^rd March, 1821, Kalamata was peacefully liberated from the Ottomans. That afternoon, the people of Kalamata gathered outside the Church of the Holy Apostles by the river Nedontas to witness the first ever church service to be performed as a free people.

Mani has been a center of uninterrupted resistance against the Ottomans since the pre-revolutionary years.

July 23, 1821. Monemvasia becomes the first fortified city of the Peloponnese that falls into the hands of the Greeks.