Stavrianos Vistiaris
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Stavrianos Vistiaris was a Greek
poet born in the village of Malcani, in modern Sarande District
, a region of Albania
that Greeks refer to as Northern Epirus
.
He became renowned because of his extensive epic poem: Braveries of the noble and valiant voevode Michael . The poem was written around 1602 in a medieval Greek
dialect; at the time Vistiaris was working at the court of the ruler of Wallachia
, Michael the Brave.
The work describes the personality and life of the Wallachian ruler.
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
poet born in the village of Malcani, in modern Sarande District
Sarandë District
The District of Sarandë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, found in southern Albania, in the County of Vlorë.The area of the district is 749 square kilometers. The population of the district was 48,474 . According to the census of January 1993, it was 53,700.The centre of the district...
, a region of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
that Greeks refer to as Northern Epirus
Northern Epirus
Northern Epirus is a term used to refer to those parts of the historical region of Epirus, in the western Balkans, that are part of the modern Albania. The term is used mostly by Greeks and is associated with the existence of a substantial ethnic Greek population in the region...
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He became renowned because of his extensive epic poem: Braveries of the noble and valiant voevode Michael . The poem was written around 1602 in a medieval Greek
Medieval Greek
Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek, is the stage of the Greek language between the beginning of the Middle Ages around 600 and the Ottoman conquest of the city of Constantinople in 1453. The latter date marked the end of the Middle Ages in Southeast Europe...
dialect; at the time Vistiaris was working at the court of the ruler of Wallachia
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians...
, Michael the Brave.
The work describes the personality and life of the Wallachian ruler.