ster ios ▁S apk as ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁Greek ▁revolution ary ▁and ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁S apk as ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁in ▁Mag are vo , ▁then ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( now ▁North ▁Mac ed onia ). ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁Some ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Str ug gle ▁occurred , ▁he ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Lar issa , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁" New ▁Fil iki ▁E ter ia " ▁( Ν έ α ▁ Φ ι λ ι κ ή ▁ Ε τ α ι ρ ε ί α ) ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁An ast as ios ▁P ich ion . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Society ▁of ▁Lar issa , ▁which ▁during ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Str ug gle ▁was ▁rec ruit ing ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁areas . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁Lar issa ▁ 4 ▁times ▁( 1 9 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ), ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁service ▁the ▁local ▁water ▁supply ▁and ▁electric ity ▁systems ▁got ▁upgrad ed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁side wal ks ▁were ▁formed , ▁modern ▁courts ▁of ▁justice ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Conserv atory , ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Library ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Lar issa ▁were ▁founded . ▁Also , ▁during