Kastania, Laconia pyrgoi's doors and charged the Turks. Only a few cut through the Turkish lines. Amongst them was Kolokotronis' wife dressed as a man. Now Kastania is a peaceful town. Kastania, Laconia Kastania is a town in Mesa Mani, in Laconia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Sminos. In 1770, after the Orlov Revolt failed, the Ottomans wanted to punish the Maniots for their support of it. They attacked the two Maniot pyrgoi which belonged to the Venetsanakis clan. With them was the father of the hero of the Greek War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis, Kostantinos Kolokotronis and his
The Sinking of the Laconia with no survivors. The production is a cooperation of the British BBC with the German ARD Degeto and SWR Fernsehen, executed by TalkbackThames and Teamworx. The idea to bring the story of the "Laconia" to screen was conceived in 2004 by Talkback Thames head of drama Johnathan Young. On 9 January 2011, BBC Two broadcast a half-hour documentary, "The Sinking of the Laconia: Survivors' Stories", featuring testimonies from the actual survivors of the "Laconia". Beginning 14 April 2012, Ovation television aired "The Sinking of the Laconia" in the United States. The Sinking of the Laconia The Sinking of the Laconia