Rogoi

Rogoi
Rogoi
Ῥωγοί
Nea Kerasounta, Western Greece
	Gate in the citadel wall of Rogoi (2010)
	Rogoi
Coordinates	39°09′22″N 20°50′53″E
Type	hilltop citadel
Site information
Owner	Greek Ministry of Culture
Controlled by	Byzantine Empire 9th century–1204 ; Despotate of Epirus 1204–1337; Byzantine Empire 1337-1345; Serbian Empire 1345–1367; Despotate of Arta 1367–1416; Tocco dynasty 1416–1449; Ottoman Empire 1449–1912;
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	ruin
Site history
Built by	Byzantine Empire
In use	9th-15 century CE
Materials	hewn stone (ashlar)
Battles/wars	Philip I siege (1303/4)

Rogoi (Greek: Ρωγοί) is a Byzantine castle in Nea Kerasounta near Preveza, in western Greece. It is located on the site of the ancient city of Bouchetion (Βουχέτιον), which was abandoned in the late 1st century BC. Re-occupied in the 9th century, it became a bishopric and was refortified, playing an important role in the region's history in the 14th and early 15th centuries. It was abandoned again after the Ottoman conquest in 1449.

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