of local anti-Venezuelan armed forces consisting of Epistratos and soldiers who had lost their lives. Five Cretan gendarmes and an officer were killed during the battle. On February 12 of the same year, following a military court ruling, six people (two soldiers and four civilians) were executed at the scene of the conflict and found guilty of killing gendarmes. On 5 May 1943, the settlement was set on fire by a detachment of the Italian Occupation forces, while on 21 October 1948, the DSE captain Pantelis Laskas (Pelopidas) was killed in an ambush by the National Guard and the gendarmerie. Sights The fortifications of the ancient city and some other buildings are preserved in good condition. Sights of the area are the nunnery "Holy Monastery of Jerusalem" located a little north of Davlia and the ruins of the church of Agios Theodoros in the castle. Near Davlia, Greek mythology places the point where Oedipus , on his way to Delphi , killed his father Laius. Sport In the settlement is located the football club A.P.O. Pandavliakos, which was founded in 1936. Transport Road National Road 3 passes near the village connecting it with Livadia, Lamia and other cities of mainland Greece. Rail The Village is served by Davleia railway station, situated north of the settlement on the Athens-Leianokladi with infrequent regional services to Athens and Leianokladi with frequent service in both directions. See also List of settlements in Boeotia References External links Local website Populated places in Boeotia Cities in ancient Greece Former populated places in Greece Daulia