Davelis: The Greek Jesse James and the Haunted Treasure Cave

Davelis: The Greek Jesse James and the Haunted Treasure Cave

Legendary bandit Christos Davelis, second half of the 19th century (crop). Bequest of Odysseas Fokas. National Gallery  Public Domain The name of Christos Davelis has become a Greek legend. He was a hardened highway robber, a loved and feared outlaw, a ladies’ man, and had a treasure cave named after him. Christos Natsios (his real name) was born in Steiri, a village in Boeotia, to a family of shepherds from Epirus in 1832. This was shortly afte…