Thessaly took its name from the Thessalians (martial race of Thesprotia), who conquer at the end of the second millennium, the era of the Trojan war.
The main local Thessalian races there already were Magnets, Peraivoi and Boeotians (who had to leave).

Ancient Thessaly ruled by Aley sovereigns, strong aristocratic families of landowners, its system of government was oligarchy and its cities failed to unite.
The main cities of ancient Thessaly was Farsalos, Larissa, Feres and Krannon.

Bust of King Philip II

• In 353 B.C. the King of Macedonia, Philip II, conquered Thessaly defeating Aley race and became a shire of Macedonia. During the wars of the macedonian king Philip V, 200 B.C., Thessaly suffered extensive damage, because the area has seen many battles.

• In 168 B.C., Thessaly became a shire of the Roman empire.

• During the Byzantine period, Thessaly, which was part of the Byzantine state, was accepting continuous attacks and invasions of Goths, Bulgars, Huns and Slavs from the 4th to the 11th century, but the area always manages to remain in good financial situation because of the production of agricultural and livestock products.

• In the early 14th century A.D., Albanians and Serbs settled in Thessaly and stayed until 1396, the season when the monasteries of Meteora were founded.

Constantine Economos eks' economon

Wall painting of Rigas Fereos

• In education and the uprising of the genus were distinguished the Thessalians, such as Rigas Pheraios, Anthimos Gazis, Constantine Economos eks' economon, Theoklis Farmankidis and dispersion's Thessalians who initiated into the Friendly Society.

• After the revolution against the Turks, after negotiations on 7th April 1881, Thessaly was annexed to the Greek state, except the area of Elassona.

Monument to the fallen farmers in Kileler