Sivota History

The village of Sivota received its name from the

Naval Battle of Sivota (433 B.C.) between the

Corinthians and the Corfiotes during the

Peloponnesian War, as described by the ancient

historian Thucydides (460 - 400 B.C.).

According to Thucydides, the region - which was

comprised of five islands and the opposite shores was uninhabited.

Later mentions of Sivota stated that: in 551 A.D.

the region was destroyed by the Goths in 1294 A.D.

the region reverted to the Epirus Archbishop in 1821

the islands were the base for Kyriakouli Mavromichali

during the Greek Revolution

The village was later called Volia and Mourtos

and in 1950 it received its current name of Sivota.

Today Sivota, in accordance with the Law

concerning the unification of communities

(known as "Kapodistria") and together with Plataria, Faskomilia, Skorpiona, Argyrotopo and Polyneri,

constitute the Municipality of Sivota, which is based

in Plataria.