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First National Assembly At Epidaurus
The First National Assembly of Epidaurus (, 1821–1822) was the first meeting of the Greek National Assembly, a national representative political gathering of the Greek revolutionaries. History The assembly opened in December 1821 at Piada (today Nea Epidaurus, Nea (New) Epidaurus). It was attended by representatives from regions involved in the Greek Revolution, revolution against Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule. The majority of the representatives were local notables and clergymen from the Peloponnese, Central Greece (geographic region), Central Greece and the islands. In addition, a number of Phanariotes and academics attended. However, a number of prominent revolutionaries, including Alexander Ypsilantis and the most prominent military leaders were absent. Of the 59 representatives at the assembly, 20 were landowners, 13 were ship-owners, 12 were intellectuals, 4 were military leaders, 3 were archpriests, 3 were merchants. The first document adopted by the assembly proclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidaurus Assembly Medal Monarchidis
Epidaurus () was a small city (''polis'') in ancient Greece Ancient Greece () was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically r ..., on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: ''Palaia Epidavros'' and ''Nea Epidavros''. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of Argolis. The seat of the municipality is the town Lygourio. The nearby Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus, sanctuary of Asclepius and Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, ancient theatre were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 because of their exemplary architecture and importance in the development and spread of healing sanctuaries and cults across the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Name and etymology The name "Epidaurus" is of Greek language, Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanouil Tombazis
Emmanouil Tombazis (, c. 1784–1831) was a Greek naval captain from Hydra, active during the Greek War of Independence, who was appointed Commissioner of Crete for the Greek provisional government in 1823–1824 and naval minister for a short period in 1828. The Tombazis family migrated from Vourla, Smyrna to the island of Hydra in 1668. It was originally named ''Yakoumakis'' (). Emmanouil Tombazis was the son of Nikolaos Tombazis and brother of Iakovos Tombazis. During the early years of the War of Independence, he participated in several naval battles and served as a representative for his native island in the national assemblies of Epidaurus and Astros. Appointed Commissioner for Crete in early 1823, he arrived on the island on 21 May 1823 at the fort of Kissamos with a small fleet of five warships, three transports and 600, mostly Epirote, volunteers. His arrival gave new impetus and hope to Cretan insurgents, notably since the Ottoman Turks at the fort surrendered shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iakovos Tombazis
Iakovos "Yiakoumakis" Tombazis (, –1829) was a Greek admiral, merchant and ship-owner from the Greek island of Hydra who became the first admiral of the Hellenic Navy during the Greek War of Independence. Biography The Tombazis family migrated from Vourla, Smyrna to the island of Hydra in 1668. It was originally named ''Yakoumakis'' (). Iakovos Tombazis' date of birth is not known but some historians suggest 1782. He was the son of Nikolaos Tombazis and brother of Emmanouil Tombazis. As a businessman, he was shrewd and was the first to build greenhouses in Greece. In 1818, he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria (Friendly Society) which was preparing the ground for the revolt. When the war broke out, his fellow islanders made him admiral of the fleet of Hydra. He took part in several clashes against the Sultan's Navy in the eastern Aegean and soon realized that the Greek warships, being mostly converted and armed merchantmen, could not face the Ottoman ships of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Orlandos
Ioannis Orlandos () was a Greek politician and revolutionary who participated in the Greek War of Independence. Early life and Greek Revolution His father Constantinos-Anagnostis Orlandos came from Spetses to Hydra in 1781. He was married with the daughter of Theodoros Ghikas, a notable citizen of Hydra. Orlandos was an Arvanite and spoke fluently the local Arvanitika of Hydra. His correspondence with Georgios Kountouriotis is one of the few texts which have preserved the features of Hydriot Arvanitika. In Hydra, where he had been living since 1811, he married the sister of Georgios and Lazaros Kountouriotis, Hydriote landlords and shipowners. He was also a significant shipowner before the revolution. At the start of it, he gave all his ships to the revolutionary government. He became a delegate from Hydra at the First National Assembly at Epidaurus and a member of the twelve-member committee that modified the text of the first constitution. He had the position of the vice-pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Kanaris
Konstantinos Kanaris (, ; c. 1790Αργολικη Αρχειακη Βιβλιοθηκη Ιστοριασ και Πολιτισμου (Argolis' File-Library of History and Civilisation).2 September 1877), also as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris, was a statesman, admiral, and a hero of the |
Dimitrios Papanikolis
Dimitrios Papanikolis () (c. 1790–1855) was a naval hero of the Greek Revolution, famous for being the first to successfully employ a fireship to destroy an Ottoman ship of the line. Life Papanikolis was born on the island of Psara in 1790. At an early age he joined his father, Georgios, in his trading travels, and participated in fights with the corsairs of the Barbary Coast. During the first months of the Greek War of Independence, the Greek naval vessels, mostly converted and armed merchantmen, were unable to confront the larger and better-armed Ottoman warships. The rebels therefore decided to use fireships. Papanikolis volunteered for the first attempt, which was carried out successfully on in the harbour of Eressos in Lesbos, where the fireship destroyed an Ottoman two-deck frigate which lay in anchor there. This led to the generalized use of fireships by the Greeks, who were thus able to even the balance with the far more powerful Ottoman Navy. Papanikolis rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Dimitrios Voulgaris (; 20 December 1802 – 10 January 1877) was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" (" Τσουμπές") after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore. Biography Voulgaris was an Arvanite, born on 20 December 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic Islands. When the War of Independence broke out, he participated in naval operations against the forces of the Ottoman Empire. After independence was achieved, Voulgaris became involved in politics as a bitter opponent of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias. In 1843, Voulgaris was appointed to the newly created Senate and in 1847, he became Minister for the Navy. He became the 11th Prime Minister for the first time in 1855 during the Crimean War. He was elected to the post again in elections marked by widespread corruption and fraud. Voulgaris was involved in the coup against Otto of Greece in Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoforos Perraivos
Christoforos Perraivos (; 1773–1863) was a Greek officer of the Greek War of Independence, member of the Filiki Eteria and author. In non-Greek sources his name is usually found as ''Per(r)evo(s).'' Biography Perraivos was born on 3 April 1773 in the village of Palioi Poroi, Pieria. His family name was Hatzivasiliou (Χατζηβασιλείου), but adopted the nickname “Perraivos” alluding to the Perrhaebi, an ancient Greek tribe of Thessaly. It is believed that he was an illegitimate son of a certain monk Hieronymos, an official at the Metropolis of Larissa. In 1793, with the help of the said Hieronymos, he left Greece to study at the Greek School in Bucharest, and in 1796 to study medicine in Vienna. There he met the Greek humanist and revolutionary Rigas Feraios and entered an underground revolutionary organization. In 1797, Perraivos was arrested with Rigas and others by the Austrian authorities in Trieste but, unlike Rigas Feraios who was handed over to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoros Negris
Theodoros Negris (, Constantinople, c. 1790 – Nafplio, 22 November 1824) was a Greek politician. Biography He was born in Constantinople. He was from an old noble family that descended from Genoa. His father was George Negris. His cousins Alexander Negris and Konstantinos Negris also participated in the Greek war of Independence. Both became prominent university professors. The family's wealth allowed Theodoros to receive a good education. In 1818 he was initiated into Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends) and became one of its most active members. He served as secretary to the hospodar of Moldavia Scarlat Callimachi, and in early 1821 he was appointed Ottoman envoy to Paris. On his way, however, he received news on the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, and went secretly to Greece. Following the massacre against the Greek population in Constantinople, his father was beheaded by the Ottomans. Negris arrived on the island of Spetses in Ottoman dress, and was almost lynch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theoklitos Farmakidis
Theoklitos Farmakidis (born Theoharis Farmakidis; ; 1784–1860) was a Greek scholar and journalist. He was a notable figure of the Modern Greek Enlightenment. Biography He was born in 1784 in Nibegler (Νιμπεγλέρ) near Larissa, in the Thessaly region of northern Greece. He studied at the Phanar Greek Orthodox College and the Princely Academy of Iași. After Anthimos Gazis he continued the publishing of '' Hermes o Logios'' with his partner Konstantinos Kokkinakis. He joined the '' Philiki Etaireia'' and became an admirer of Adamantios Korais, supporter of Greek independence and critic of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Greek Revolution After the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, he approached Dimitrios Ypsilantis. In August 1821, in Kalamata he started publishing the Greek newspaper ''Elliniki Salpinx'' ("Greek Bugle"). He took part at the National Assemblies of Epidaurus and Astros and later he taught in the Ionian Academy (1823-1825 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Skandalidis
Ioannis Skandalidis () was a Greek politician before and during the Greek War of Independence. Life Skandalidis was born in Thessaloniki. He went as a representative of Macedonia to the Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece, a provisional administrative authority established in Central Greece during the early stages of the revolution, where he used to sign as "Ioannis Skandalidis the Macedonian".«Τα κατά την αναγέννησιν της Ελλάδος», Ανδρέου Ζ. Μαμούκα vol B', , Τυπογραφία Ηλίου Χριστοφίδου, Η αγαθή τύχη, 1839, pp. 84–85 (από τα Πρ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
