"Meanwhile, contrary to expectation, a war is about to be declared over a province. A neighboring king of Moesio-Dacia (which is also referred to as the unjustly called Koutzovlachia) has a great dispute and conflict with the king of the Athenians, Heracles. He has gathered a sudden and considerable army, and as soon as he reached the walls of Athens, he was called Vladistratus, who was very powerful, thus he began to besiege the city harshly." (D. Fotinou, New Erotokritos, 1818, Volume II, p. 199)

The largely unknown Latin-speaking community (now referred to as Vlach language) in the southern Greek regions of Roumeli and Moria, on the islands of the Archipelago (Aegean Sea), as well as on the major islands of Crete and Cyprus. Historical and linguistic evidence... And the epic song of the Cretan hero Giannis Vlachos or Daskalogianis or Daskalakis...