In 189 BC, the Spartans, having been deprived of a port, attacked and captured the city of Las.
When the leader of the Maniots was executed by the Ottomans, his mother led the men of Skoutari who dressed up as priests on Easter Sunday and were allowed entry to the castle.
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In 1601, a Spanish fleet led by Alonso de Contreras that was raiding in the area surprised the Ottoman garrison and sacked the city.
In retaliation the Maniot sacked the Ottoman castle of Passavas.
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