Η ΛΗΣΤΕΙΑ, Ο ΑΡΜΑΤΟΛΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ Η ΔΙΔΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΤΟ ΣΥΓΧΡΟΝΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ

Abstract

This article aims to approach, present and highlight the issue of banditry and

armatolism from the perspective of modern historiography. The main body of the

article consists two primary parts. The first part delves into the subject by a briefly

presenting the reasons why a rayah (non-Muslim subject under Ottoman rule) might

decide to secede from their community and start a new life at the mountains. It also

analyzes the structure and organization of these armed groups, the reasons why

mountainous areas served their actions, similarities and differences between thieves

and armatoles. This section aims to analyse the ways in which thieves and armatoles

are presented through folk tradition in older and modern historiography. The second

part, taking into account what has previously been written and analyzed, presents

how this topic can be incorporated into the classroom of a contemporary school. It

focuses on the didactic use of the issue through modern teaching methods and the

utilisation of new technologies.