THIS PROJECT IS MADE BY 6th GRADE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHER OF

ENGLISH OF THE 24th PRIMARY SCHOOL OF KAVALA.

THE LOCAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF KAVALA

KAVALA OUR TOWN

This is a project about local history. In our project you will meet some tourists, tour guides and famous people of Kavala and together we will travel to time.

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Marco is on holidays in Kavala when…

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Where did Kavala take its name

from?

Kavala has a characteristic and different name in

every historic period.

What do you mean?

The first name was Neapolis

and it was used in ancient times.What about the

other names?

The second name was Christoupolis. It

was used in Byzantine times.

The last name, the name we use until today, is Kavala and

it has been used from 16th century.

I ‘ll continue now.Yes, I am. Have you got

any questions about Kavala?

Are you a guide?

Good morning.

Good morning!

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I have heard something about Egnatia Odos. Can you tell me more about that?

Yes, Egnatia Odos started from Dirrahio, it crossed Neapolis and finished in Kipsela..

Peter is walking around Kavala when…

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The history of the town began in 7th

century b.C, when the people of Thasos

established a colony on the opposite

Thracean coastline.

When did the history of the town

begin?

Hello, who are you?

I am Artemis, the Godness that the people of

Neapolis worshipped

Yes, after 300 years Neapolis took part in the Peloponisious’

war.

Neapolis was loyal to Athens during the war as well.

Should I know

anything else?

Bob is visiting some sights in Kavala when…

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Hello, I ‘m a guide. Do you

want to ask me any questions?

What a beautiful town! There are so many places to visit

and things to do here!

Ok. Let ‘s say some things about Kavala nowadays.

Yes, of course. What

would you like to know?

How many people live in Kavala now? Approximately

80.000.

What do they do for living?

Some run their own business, others fish, you know Kavala has

got a big port and others work in

factories.

Did you know that Philippi is named after Philip 2nd the

king of Macedonia?

Philippi

Philip 2nd was the king of Macedonia in ancient times. He had a son, Alexander the Great, who became the king of Macedonia after him. Alexander was also the biggest conqueror of the ancient times. Today you can visit the archaeological sights of the area and enjoy tragedies and comedies in the ancient theatre of Philippi.

What places of interest can I visit?

Don ‘t miss the castle, the old city of

Philippi with the theatre and of course you should enjoy the wonderful beaches.

Thanks a lot. Good bye!Bye and have a

great time!

Tom is visiting Kavala when…

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I am Apostle Paul and I am here to tell you

about Kavala in Byzantine times.

Great! I know that you were the first Apostle who came to Greece.

When did you come to Kavala?

Very interesting!

In 54 a.C I came from East to the port of Neapolis

and then I went to Philippi where I taught the

Christianism.

Of course not. Christoupolis wasn‘t a town for 140 years and appeared again in the end of the 15th and 16th century as Kavala.

Really? And then?

In the middle of the 8th and 9th century a.C.

Byzantines changed the name of the town to

Christoupolis.

In 1391, Christoupolis was conquered by the Turkish

people and was completely destroyed.

And what about Kavala? The

history of the town ends here?

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We had a great time here, in

Kavala, didn't we?

Of course we did! And we also learned lots of things about Kavala!

I hope we will come back next year!

And all these thanks to the

children and the teacher of the 24th Primary

School of Kavala!

Local HistoryBill Sotoloidis =>

Bill Skordas

Savvas Papadopoulos

Nicole Tsompanidou

Eleni Tzioutziou

Magda Ioakimidou

Efi Deligianni

Chrysa Koutraki

<=Mrs Popi Pasxalidou

Hello I am a member of a team working on local history in english. My name is Magda, I am 12 years old and I am in 6th grade of 24th Primary School of Kavala. I like history very much. I have joined that project because it is very interesting and I want to help as much as I can to inform people about old Kavala. I hope you

liked it.

A Few Things About Me

Hello I am also a member of that team which is making a project about local history of Kavala at english lessons. My name is Savvas and I am

at 24 th Primary School of Kavala and I am interested at chess.

A few things about me.....

Hello I am Vasilis Sotolidis and I live in Kavala. I joined the team which worked

on a project about the local history because I wanted the other people to

learn the history of the beautiful town I live in. I am 11 years old and I like football

and basketball.

ABOUT ME!

Hello I am also a member of this group for the educational project on local history in English. My name is Efi and I am in the 6th grade of the 24th Primary School of Kavala. Our team deals with the history of Kavala. It is a very interesting project that I want to explore because of my origin.

A Few Words About Me...

Hi everyone!

I am Chrysa and I am 12 years old. I am a student of 24 Primary School of Kavala. I love puppies, maths, drawing, volleyball and jokes!

Hi!!! Hello my name is Nicole and I am 11,5 years old!!! I

was born on 16 August 2003! My hobbies are volley and piano! In my free time I like to learn poems and to play with my dog- Kalisi and my friends. My favorite subject is Mathematics!

My auto-presentation!Hello everyone! My name is Bill, I am twelve years

old and I am a student of the 24th Primary School of Kavala. I participated in this project with eight

of my classmates. I like playing basketball a lot. I hope you liked and enjoyed our project

HELLOHELLO! My name is Elen

and I go to the 24th primary school. I play the piano and volleyball. I love

kittens and dogs. In my free time, I like to play with my friends!!!!!!!

Thanks a lot for watching!

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