Rocambole Gang: A tour of Athens during the time of the Greek Bonnie and Clyde (podcast version)

Sources: *[At the top: Photo from Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

Rocambole Gang: A tour of Athens during the time of the Greek Bonnie and Clyde

The notorious Rocambole Gang (Rokamvol/Ροκαμβόλ in Greek) operated in Athens in the late 1920s and caused fear among the city’s residents and upset law enforcement authorities. The gang consisted of brothers Andreas and Koula Christofileas (Ανδρέας και Κούλα Χριστοφιλέα) as well as other casual members. The way they acted and the time coincidence with the…