Holocaust of Arkadi
Greece
Greek Self-Sacrifice at Arkadi is a Universal Symbol for Freedom
To this day, the "Holocaust of Arkadi" remains a universal symbol of self-sacrifice for freedom in the face of barbarism while filling another page in the glorious history of Greece.
It was November 9, 1866 when over a thousand brave...
Greece
How the Holocaust of Arkadi Put an End to Legitimacy of Ottoman Rule in Crete
Although mainland Greece had been liberated from the Ottomans since the late 1820s, Crete was still suffering under Sultan rule.
The Ottoman oppression forced the Pancretan Assembly to meet in Chania on May 14, 1866 and draw a list of...