Athanasios Kampitis
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Athanasios (usually referred to as Nasos) Kampitis (Naoussa – Veria 1822) was a Greek klepht who was active in the area of Naoussa. He fought in the revolution of Naoussa next to military commanders such as Anastasios Karatasos, Angelis Gatsos and Zafeirakis Theodosiou. He was hanged in 1822 in Veria.
Athanasios (usually referred to as Nasos) Kampitis (Naoussa – Veria 1822) was a Greek klepht who was active in the area of Naoussa. He fought in the revolution of Naoussa next to military commanders such as Anastasios Karatasos, Angelis Gatsos and Zafeirakis Theodosiou. He was hanged in 1822 in Veria. There is not enough information about the life of Athanasios Kampitis, however it is known that he was the descendant of an old and well-known family in Naoussa. In fact, his relative Philippos Kampitis, who survived the disaster, fought in southern Greece and finally settled in Chalcis (Euboea), at his request to the Greek government (September 5, 1846) describes the Kampitis family as "rich" and "well-off". During the 18th century, some members of the same family were known as priests and teachers. One of them was Anastasios Kampitis, a teacher and headmaster in Naoussa, who also taught in Kastoria and Bucharest, while his father, whose first name is not preserved, wrote the "Service of St. Theophanes as well as and a praising epigram dedicated to Basilopoulos Balanos, published in the latter's book, Hodos Mathematikes (=Mathematical Path), Venice 17491. Although the date of birth of Athanasios Kampitis is not known, it is recorded that his family, wife and children, were taken prisoners by the Turks during the revolution of Naoussa. They were transferred under the responsibility of Zekeria aga to Veria and from there to Thessaloniki. They were subjected to horrific torture in order to convert and were probably killed. Athanasios Kampitis himself, after fighting in many battles against the Turks, was arrested and finally executed in Veria.
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