Corfu has been inhabited since the Stone Age.
At that time it was part of the mainland and the sea that today separates it from the mainland was only a small lake
At the time of emperor Theodosius (339 AD), the Roman empire was re-divided into east and west, Corfu then belonged to the east empire
During this period the whole island was exposed to frequent barbarian raids and pirate invasions
The Council of Corfu and especially the overwhelming majority of nobility were friendly with the Venetians
The Venetian period was followed by the first French occupation in 1797, It was the end of the feudal system
Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses
