Samarina was the birthplace of Alcibiades Diamandi and Nicolaos Matussis , leaders of the Vlach `` Roman Legion '' , who promoted a local autonomous Aromanian nationalist canton during World War II called in some cases the Principality of Pindus ( this name is mainly used for the events of 1917 in Samarina ) .
Samarina was the birthplace of Alcibiades Diamandi and Nicolaos Matussis , leaders of the Vlach `` Roman Legion '' , who promoted a local autonomous Aromanian nationalist area during World War II . This was also called in some cases the Principality of the Pindus , although this name is mainly used for the events of 1917 in Samarina .