Loukas (other)

	Loukas (other) Loukas ( el, Λουκᾶς/Λουκάς) is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist. People with the given name Loukas Loukas Apostolidis, a Greek footballer Loukas Barlos, a Greek businessman * Loukas Daralas, a Greek musician Loukas Yorkas, a Greek-Cypriot singer Loukas Hadjiloukas, a Cypriot football manager * Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos, a Greek politician Loukas Karadimos, a Greek footballer Loukas Karakatsanis, a Greek footballer * Loukas Louka (footballer) (born 1978), Cypriot football defender * Loukas Louka (athlete) (born 1945), retired Greek Cypriot shot putter Loukas Mavrokefalidis, a Greek basketball player Loukas Notaras, the last Megas Doux of the Byzantine Empire * Loukas Panourgias, a Greek footballer * Loukas Papadimos, Greek economist and prime minister Loukas Stylianou, a Cypriot football defender Loukas Vyntra, a Czech-Greek footballer People with the surname Louka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lucas (given Name) Lucas is a Latin male given name (from the verb "lucere" - "to shine"), from which the English name '' Luke'' comes. Persons with the name In arts and entertainment * Lucas Bryant (born 1978), Canadian-American actor * Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553), German painter * Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515–1586), German Renaissance painter * Lucas Cruikshank (born 1993), American internet celebrity * Lucas Grabeel (born 1984), American actor * Lucas Hedges (born 1996), American actor Lucas Jade Zumann (born 2000), American actor Lucas Secon (born 1970), Danish-American rapper * Lucas Till (born 1990), American actor * Lucas Wong (born 1999), Hong Kong rapper, singer and model In politics, government, and religion * Lucas, Archbishop of Esztergom (c. 1120–1181), Hungarian prelate and diplomat Lucas Atkinson (born 1981), American politician Lucas Bersamin (born 1949), Filipino judge * Lucas Bolsius (born 1958), Dutch historian and politician Lucas Hartong (born 1963) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Loukas Notaras Loukas Notaras ( el, Λουκᾶς Νοταρᾶς; 5 April 1402 – 3 June 1453) was a Byzantine statesman who served as the last '' megas doux'' or grand Duke (commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy) and the last '' mesazon'' (chief minister) of the Byzantine Empire, under emperors John VIII Palaiologos and Constantine XI Palaiologos. Biography Loukas Notaras was descended from a Greek family originally from Monemvasia; his earliest ancestor whom we can identify in the surviving sources was one ''sebastos'' Paul, who captured the island of Kythera from the Venetians for the Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1270. Other members of the Notarades can be identified over the following decades. In the middle of the 14th century one branch relocated to Constantinople, where they rose to political and social prominence by supporting Andronikos IV Palaiologos, who was rebelling against his father John V Palaiologos, and then, after Andronikos's death, by supporting his son John VII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Arcadia (regional Unit) Arcadia ( el, Αρκαδία, ''Arkadía'' ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness. Geography Arcadia is a rural, mountainous regional unit comprising about 18% of the land area of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is the peninsula's largest regional unit. According to the 2011 census, it has about 86,000 inhabitants; its capital, Tripoli, has about 30,000 residents in the city proper, and about 47,500 total in the greater metropolitan area. Arcadia consists partly of farmland, and to a larger extent grassland and degenerated shrubland. It also has three mountain ranges, with forestation mainly at altitudes above 1000 meters: Mainalo, a winter ski resort, situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Nestani Nestani ( el, Νεστάνη, before 1927: Τσιπιανά ''Tsipiana'') is a village and a community in the municipal unit Mantineia, Arcadia, Greece. Geography It is situated at the foot of the mountain Artemisio, at about 700 m elevation. It was the seat of the former municipality Mantineia. The community Nestani also contains the village of Milea. Nestani is 11 km east of Kapsas, 13 km southwest of Lyrkeia (Argolis) and 14 km northeast of Tripoli. The Moreas Motorway (Corinth–Tripoli-Kalamata/Sparta) passes west of the village. The monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikοos is situated on a hill immediately southeast of the village. The Holy Mother of God is venerated there, with a celebration on 15 August. The present building dates from 1740. It is now a nunnery. Life in Nestani today In Arcadia agriculture, raising and herding livestock, some trading are the dominant occupations. The same is true for most residents of the village. But securing livelihood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]