Byzantines and Franks · Running the village · Ancient Lerna
The castle on Pontinos falls out of use
1479 Probable
After the Venetian–Ottoman war of 1463–1479 the castle was allowed to stay in Venetian hands on condition that it was not rebuilt. From then on it gradually disappears from the record; roofs collapsed and the walls began to crumble.
Note: The peace terms are reported by McLeod and Bon; the treaty text itself has not been checked for Kiveri.
- Threads
- Running the village, Ancient Lerna
- Certainty
- Probable likely, but not fully proven
Sources
- W. E. McLeod, «Kiveri and Thermisi», Hesperia 31 (1962), pp. 378–392
- A. Bon, La Morée franque, Paris 1969
- visitmyloi.gr, «Pontinos, a hill full of stories» (castle page)
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