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Georgios Dimitriou Flessas
Georgios Flessas (1716 – 16 July 1770) was the son of Dimitris Flessas and grandfather of the fighter Papaflessas. Early years He was born in Poliani of Messenia in 1716. With his two brothers Nikolaos and Konstantinos they had the goats and sheep of the Flessians in Poliani and in the winter they went down to Gardiki to spend the winter. From a very young age he was trained in the rifle and the yatagan by his father and when he came of age he formed his own Klepht group with his brothers, other Flessians and Polianites, to protect their families from the Turks and bandits. Historical frame In 1770 the Greek rebellion broke out at the instigation of Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ..., which sent the Orlov family, Orlov brothers to Greece to take over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messenia
Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a prefecture (''nomos'') covering the same territory. The capital and largest city of Messenia is Kalamata. Geography Physical Messenia borders on Elis to the north, Arcadia to the northeast, and Laconia to the southeast. The Ionian Sea lies to the west, and the Gulf of Messinia to the south. The most important mountain ranges are the Taygetus in the east, the Kyparissia mountains in the northwest and the Lykodimo in the southwest. The main rivers are the Neda in the north and the Pamisos in central Messenia. Off the south coast of the southwesternmost point of Messenia lie the Messinian Oinousses islands. The largest of these are Sapientza, Schiza and Venetiko. The small island Sphacteria closes off the bay of Pylos. All these islands are virtua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
