According to tradition, Lamia was founded by Lamius, son of Herakles and Omphalis. According to another version, the city was built by Poseidon's daughter Lamia, queen of the Trachinians. As evidenced by the buildings found buried inside Akrolamia (during the excavations of G. Hourmouziadis, 1973), its site has been inhabited since the Middle Helladic Era (1900-1600 BC). It belonged to the Greek area of ​​the Achaeans - Phthiotes until 413 BC, when it came under the power of the Malians. From 344 BC it fell into the hands of the Macedonians and it is noteworthy that its inhabitants took part in the great campaign of Alexander the Great and fought against the Persians. Lamia remained under Macedonian rule until 302 BC, when Demetrius the Besieger declared it independent. During the Byzantine Empire, Lamia became the seat of a Bishop and from 869 AD, bore the name "Zitouni". In 1416 it finally fell into the hands of the Turks and remained enslaved until March 1833. Its castle became a stronghold of the Turkish pashas against the rebels. On April 23, 1821, the land of Lamia was sanctified with the blood of the hero Athanasios Diakos. From March 1833, Lamia was liberated and in June 1836 it became the capital of Fthiotida. In 1941 the city was heavily bombed by the German troops. During the German-Italian occupation, it was the cradle of the guerrilla struggle and the soul of the organized resistance. On October 18, 1944, St. Luke's Day, the Germans left the city. Two days later, ELAS captain Aris Velouhiotis, a native of Lamia, triumphantly entered it and was received with enthusiasm and palatial participation. In 1416 it finally fell into the hands of the Turks and remained enslaved until March 1833. Its castle became a stronghold of the Turkish pashas against the rebels. On April 23, 1821, the land of Lamia was sanctified with the blood of the hero Athanasios Diakos. From March 1833, Lamia was liberated and in June 1836 it became the capital of Fthiotida. In 1941 the city was heavily bombed by the German troops. During the German-Italian occupation, it was the cradle of the guerrilla struggle and the soul of the organized resistance. On October 18, 1944, St. Luke's Day, the Germans left the city. Two days later, ELAS captain Aris Velouhiotis, a native of Lamia, triumphantly entered it and was received with enthusiasm and palatial participation. In 1416 it finally fell into the hands of the Turks and remained enslaved until March 1833. Its castle became a stronghold of the Turkish pashas against the rebels. On April 23, 1821, the land of Lamia was sanctified with the blood of the hero Athanasios Diakos. From March 1833, Lamia was liberated and in June 1836 it became the capital of Fthiotida. In 1941 the city was heavily bombed by the German troops. During the German-Italian occupation, it was the cradle of the guerrilla struggle and the soul of the organized resistance. On October 18, 1944, St. Luke's Day, the Germans left the city. Two days later, ELAS captain Aris Velouhiotis, a native of Lamia, triumphantly entered it and was received with enthusiasm and palatial participation.
AGIOS KONSTANTINOS
The current town of Agios Kon/nos is built on the site where Daphnoudas, the last western city of the country of the Opundian Lokras, was located in ancient times. The city was protected by long walls - ruins of which are preserved at the site "Isomata" - and was the most important port of the region. In the period of the Turkish rule, various settlements began to be created around the ruins of the ancient city. The most important of these settlements were: Vorlovos, Evlogia and Neochorio.
In 1832, the Byzantine icon of Saints Constantine and Helen was discovered in excavations at the "Grados" site. Here, the residents of the above settlements were relocated, where today's Agios Konstantinos is.
In 1894, after the great earthquakes that hit the area, Agios Konstantinos was destroyed and many houses sank into the sea. In the context of the reconstruction that followed, an amazing city plan was made that provided for green spaces and tree lines along the entire length of the central coastal zone. Since the construction of the Athens-Thessalonica highway in 1960, Agios Konstantinos has developed into one of the richest towns in Greece. Since then, it has been visited by thousands of tourists during the summer season. The picturesque square of Agios Nikolaos with the open-air theater and the age-old plane trees, the wetland of the area "Vromolimni", the old church of Agios Konstantinos with Byzantine mosaics, Agios Taxiarchis of Agnanti and the resort of Loggos (for swimming and fishing) are the main attractions of this area.
ATALANTI
The myth wants Atalanti to have wings on her feet and before the sun lights up the day, through the dense foliage of the mountain "Dilon", today's name "Chlomon" running to reach the three-headed island of Opundi Gulf. Thus the island got the name "Atalanti" and later the small town in the Kalliaros field was named "ATALANTI".
KAMENA VOURLA
The Lokri.. according to Homer
"The Locrus were ruled by the swift Aias, the son of Olea, much shorter than the other (Aiades) the son of Telamon. He was small in stature and wore a linen breastplate, but at the pole he surpassed all the Greeks and Achaeans. They dwelt in Kynos and Opundas and Kalliaros, in Vissa and Scarfeia and in the beautiful Augies, even in Tarfi and Thronio, which are near the kennels (streams) of the Voagrio river. This Aedes was followed by forty black ships of the Locrians who lived opposite the holy Euboia". Of the cities mentioned above by Homer, Kamena Vourla and Kainourgio are built in the area of ​​the ancient city of Thronio, while Regini is built in the area of ​​ancient Tarfi (Naryka). As in antiquity, so today the cities are built near the streams of the Boagrios River, which from the 12th century until today, retains its name.
GORGOPOTAMOS
On November 25, 1942, 150 ELAS insurgents, led by Aris Velouhiotis as captain and sixty others from EDES, led by N. Zerva as general, neutralized the bridge guard, freeing the field for the British allies who placed the explosives and shook it to the air, thus cutting off the supply of Rommel's forces in North Africa.