Fustanella
In the Byzantine Empire, the fustanella was worn and called the podea (). It was commonly used in Greek lands as early as the 12th century AD. In Byzantine art and music, the wearer of the podea was either a hero or a Greek warrior defending the empire's borders. The fustanella was part of a military outfit consisting of bows, swords, battle-axes and armor (corselet or chain mail). In the Ottoman Empire, the fustanella was worn by Greek guerillas like the klephts and the armatoloi. In Albania, the fustanella is first mentioned in 1335 in a list of items taken from a sailor at the port of the Drin River.