The history of Drama

In the era Drama was known as Dravescus and was a trade center and military camp on the Roman Via Egnatia. Drama has excellent water resources and may owe its name to this. Drama was also under the Ottoman Empire. In 1912 during the first Balkan war Drama was occupied by Bulgaria. Drama was again occupied by Bulgaria troops from 1941 to 1944 world war II. There is a street named Armen named after Armen Kouptsios a hero of the Macedonia struggle (1904-1908).

 

 
Some of the biggest villages in my town are: Arkadikos, Panorama, Mavrovato, Kallifitos, Choristi, Kalos Agros, Adriani.




Article by Natalia Ananiadou