Historical Element

  Samos, an island of NE Aegean extends east of Ikarou sea, has an area of 470 t.chil. developed coastline and approximately 79 miles. Among the ancient names are: Doryssa, Dryoussa, virginity, anthemion, Melamfyllos and leaves.
Pelasgians, Kares and Leleges are the first settlers. Herodotus story that Homer visited Samos in the period 1130-1120 BC.
  The edge of Samos is linked to the tyrant Polikratis (532-522 BC), when developed, especially the naval force and "... emegalynthi any statements citizens first and barbaric Greek ...".
   The extension of the walls, the pit Efpalineio, the renovation of the theater, construction of the port referred to by Herodotus as "... the soil at Sea ...", is historical monuments Polykrateias season. The greatest mathematician - philosopher Pythagoras, the astronomer Aristarchos, "... the first wafer really believed that the earth moves around the helium Mandroklis ...", the architect, the philosopher bees Chalkoplastikis of the best architects and Roikos and Theodore, to be constructed the Temple of Hera, decorate the spiritual firmament of the ancient Samos.
   Herodotus notes on the temple of Hera is that "... maximum nios all nion, we idomen s ..." and the geographer Strabo says, "... the ancient and sacred nios great, is now, concise statue gallery esti best ...".
   Athens, worried by the increasing commercial naval force of Samos, organized campaign stopped and destroyed the oligarchy and democracy. The recapture of power by the oligarch has given rise to the Athenians to be prepaired fight again, under the leadership of Pericles, to destroy the fleet Samiako and to subordinate their Samiou. The long period of decline had begun.
   The centuries of Roman occupation are the low horizons of Samos and the Byzantine era block social - economic life with the sole expression of the spiritual worship Christian Orthodoxy.
   The year 1363 the Genoese Justiniani made rule in Chios, by treaty and of the Byzantine Emperor John Palaiologos included and Samos. After the fall of Constantinople achieved recognition of their power from the Sultan, until, in the year 1479, threatened by the Ottomans were forced to withdraw to the island, while Samios followed by the mass exodus. Thus the history of the island forgotted and stayed as "century of silence."
  The story would return to the island after providing extensive "privileges" and remade settlement achieved gradually over the last quarter of the 16th century.
   The reconstruction of social life was the formation of self "system" in quotes dignitary "and four" Great provost, who handle the fiscal management and confer civil and criminal justice, based Vyzantian-Romanian and local law.

   The new ideas of the French Revolution of 1789 and the creation of the island trade-shipped policy led to the emergence of the movement of the "guillotine", from the early 19th century claimed the overthrow of the provost, the equitable distribution of tax burden, introducing the annual General Assemblies the accountability of the hill, the removal of the tyrannical Ottoman officials and the liberalization of criminal power.
   During the last quarter of 19th century material and political progress was followed by cultural boom, with the fighter version of newspapers, the circulation of the great historical work of Epaminondas and Nicholas Stamatiadi, the social movement of citizens, translations of ancient texts, collections of poetry edition the establishment of Companies Philharmonic Orchestras, the reception of Greek troupe, etc. Finally, the year 1912, the outbreak of the Second Balkan War, Samos declared union with Greece.
   The political and armed National Resistance 1942-1944 is the top expression of patriotism and liberalism the Sami and the bloody three-year civil war (1946-1949) sealed the social processes and ideological conflicts.
   Within such a climate history Karlovassi established and developed in three sections of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of the Aegean, the flowering of which is a high goal of the local community and the University community..

  The year 1363 the Genoese Justiniani made rule in Chios, by treaty and of the Byzantine Emperor John Palaiologos included and Samos. After the fall of Constantinople achieved recognition of their power from the Sultan, until, in the year 1479, threatened by the Ottomans were forced to withdraw to the island, while Samios followed by the mass exodus.

  The strong aggregation Church parishes, monasteries and spiritual Bishop was a unifying element, was giving on family and inheritance cases and supporting the written word with the drafting of all kinds law documents.

  The leader of the High Gate Agas or Voevodas, involved in the administration of the island with the big Proestous, representing the interests of the Ottoman Empire, but their presence does not jeopardize the core of the self privileges and not affect the powers of the Church managed.

  The new ideas of the French Revolution of 1789 and the creation of the island trade-shipped policy led to the emergence of the movement of the "guillotine", from the early 19th century claimed the overthrow of the provost, the equitable distribution of tax burden, introducing the annual General Assemblies the accountability of the hill, the removal of the tyrannical Ottoman officials and the liberalization of criminal power.

  The period 1805-1812 is a social history of bloody conflicts between the "guillotine" and their opponents "goblin".

  Thus the explosion of the revolution of 1821 ejected to the fore the "guillotine", the top leaders of which were versed in the secrets of the Society of Friends. Head of General epanastatimenis Samou recognized the Lykourgos Logothetis, who had studied in Istanbul and had served as Logothetis on Paradounaveies hegemony, having led the social struggles of 1805-1812, was sentenced by the Portal to death, was exiled to Mount Athos and as a spiritual personality was shaped by the ideas of enlightenment and Rigas Fereou.

  The rebels establishments autonomous government with legislative, executive and judiciary, organize regular military force, develop a defensive fortification system, establish the annual General Assembly of Representatives, breaking the "faction" of the goblin, keep tourkolatron table, manage the account proceeds of the island, participating in elected delegates to the National Assembly and the common burdens of his homeland, but refuse to accept the province of Central Government, defending the autonomy of local government with riots and bloody conflicts and simultaneously rejected the attempts of the Ottoman fleet to occupy the island the year 1821 and 1824.

  When the Protocol of London (3 February 1830) Samos remained outside the new Greek state, formed an independent "state Samiaki" and for four years emacheto to join forces and military threats to the sultan. Finally, in August 1834, imposed a violent hegemonic regime, while the rebels Samios thousands emigrated to Greece and their leaders as exoristhikan "lymeones homeland.

  The year 1849 revolted against the domination Administration, precipitated the tyrant ruler Vogoridi Stephen and claims the application of organic Charter.

  Thus began a long period of reconstruction of social life. The gradual development of political system characterized by the strengthening of institutions "constitutional state" with a sovereign body in the year of General Assembly delegates to remove the judiciary, with municipal government, with central budget, with good organization of the education system, with public works, by telegraphic, telephone and coastal response to passage Samiakis Civil Procedure and Samiakou recommendation of the Civil Code.

  Prince of great work was Alexander Steph. Caratheodory, eminent jurist and mathematician who translated the writings of Nassiruddin-el Toussy from Arabic and published under the title "Traite du quadrilatere attribute a Nassiruddin-el Toussy, traduit par Alexadre Pascha Caratheodory (1891)". It seems that the science of mathematics was the interest that the link with the family and great Constantine Mathematics Steph. Caratheodory.

  During the last quarter of 19th century material and political progress was followed by cultural boom, with the fighter version of newspapers, the circulation of the great historical work of Epaminondas and Nicholas Stamatiadi, the social movement dimotikismou, translations of ancient texts, collections of poetry edition the establishment of Companies Philharmonic Orchestras, the reception of Greek troupe, etc.

  Finally, the year 1912, the outbreak of the Second Balkan War, Samos declared union with Greece.

  The political and armed National Resistance 1942-1944 is the top expression of patriotism and liberalism the Sami and the bloody three-year civil war (1946-1949) sealed the social processes and ideological conflicts.

  Within such a climate history Karlovasi established and developed in three sections of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of the Aegean, the flowering of which is a high goal of the local community and the university community.

Source: the writer Mr. Alexis Sevastaki for the University.