Each year on March 25, the Greek Revolution represents not merely a fight for independence but also a proclamation of human dignity through the abolition of slavery. From its earliest moments, Greece’s uprising conveyed a message that extended far...
The fireships were a weapon of necessity used by the skilled sailors of the Greek navy to a devastating, asymmetric effect during the Greek War of Independence.
A recent historical study reveals that the Greek Revolution of the 1820s forced major changes in the Ottoman Empire’s internal governance, particularly in how it treated and monitored its non-Muslim subjects.
Led by Masayuki Ueno from Osaka Metropolitan University, the...
While the heroes of the glorious Greek War of Independence fought and died for freedom, some Greek politicians betrayed them for money and high positions.
These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...
Athanasios Diakos is one of the most famous and tragic figures of the Greek War of Independence.
He spent the early years of his life in theological training at the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos near Artotina. However, he was...
In Greek tradition, the swallow arrives each year to announce spring and transform the world around it. Long before modern meteorology, the Mediterranean relied on this small bird as a natural herald of the season. The Ancient Greeks even...
The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one.
What happened to some children who lost...
The Greek Revolution, also known as the Greek War of Independence, which lasted approximately from 1821 to 1830, was a foundational event in the history of modern Greece. This war, which is also known simply as "the Revolution" amongst...
