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Vasileios Tsagkaris
Vasileios is a Greek word meaning "royal", or "kingly". It may refer to: Places * Agios Vasileios, Achaea, village in the municipal unit of Rio, in Achaea, Greece * Agios Vasileios, Corinthia, village in the municipal unit of Tenea, in Corinthia, Greece People * Vasileios Christopoulos (born 1951), Greek writer * Vasileios Demetis (born 1983), Greek swimmer * Vasileios of Dryinoupolis (1858–1936), religious figure in the Greek Orthodox church in Northern Epirus *Vasileios Polymeros (born 1976), Greek rower * Vasileios Pliatsikas (born 1988), Greek footballer *Vasileios Spanoulis (born 1982), Greek professional basketball player *Vasileios Theodoridis Vasileios Theodoridis (Greek: Βασίλειος Θεοδωρίδης) was a Greek journalist and anarchist. Theodoridis was born in Pyrgos and studied law in Athens. He was descended from the famous Theodoridis family and was the son of Aristom ..., Greek journalist {{disambiguation, given name Greek masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Vasileios, Achaea
Agios Vasileios () is a coastal village in the municipal unit of Rio, in the municipality of Patras. It is located on the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km northeast of Rio, Greece. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth) passes south of the village. Historical population See also * List of settlements in Achaea Gallery File:Agiosvasileios538.jpg, The beach of Agios Vasileios in Achaea, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ... References {{Rio, Greece Populated places in Achaea Rio, Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agios Vasileios, Corinthia
Agios Vasileios ( el, Άγιος Βασίλειος meaning Saint Basil) is a village in the municipal unit of Tenea in Corinthia, Greece. It is located about 25 km to the south of the city of Corinth, approximately halfway along the old national road to Argos ( GR-7). It lies at the foot of the Dafnias mountains and the Chouni Pass. Historical population Historical overview Prehistory Archaeological excavations prove that the area around Ayios Vasilios has been settled since pre-historical times. Zygouries, west of Ayios Vasilios, was excavated by the American archaeologist Carl William Blegen in the 1920s. He found a Bronze Age settlement dating from approximately 1300 BC to 1320 BC. Sadly, agricultural work and forestry on Zygouries hill has destroyed one of the most important pre-historical settlements of the Balkans. Obsidian, sherds of which can be found over the whole area (particularly south of Ayios Sostis (the cave of Antonis in the area of Boubakia), in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Christopoulos
Vasileios Christopoulos (Greek: Βασίλειος Χριστόπουλος, b. 1951 in Patras, Greece) is a Greek writer. He studied in Athens at the National Technical University of Athens and at the University of Glasgow as a civil engineer. He currently lives and works in Patras since 1976. He wrote novels, members for the traditional architecture and essays of his works. Literature References *''The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article Article often refers to: * Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness * Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication Article may also refer to: G ... at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page)'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopoulos, Vasileios 1951 births National Technical University of Athens alumni Writers from Patras Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Demetis
Vasileios Demetis ( el, Βασίλειος Δεμέτης, born May 12, 1983, in Athens, Greece) is an Olympic swimmer from Greece. Career Demetis swam for Greece at the 2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ... from www.sports-reference.com; retrieved 2009-07-23. and at the 2007 World Championships. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Of Dryinoupolis
Bishop Vasileios of Dryinoupolis ( el, Βασίλειος Δρυϊνουπόλεως; 1858-1936; born Vasileios Papachristou, Βασίλειος Παπαχρήστου) was Greek metropolitan bishop, scholar, important figure of the Northern Epirus movement and member of the provisional Government of Northern Epirus (1914) that struggled against annexation of his homeland to the newly established Principality of Albania. Scholar and religious figure His family originated from the village of Hormovë which was destroyed by the Ottoman Albanian ruler Ali Pasha at the end of the 18th century. Vasileios was born in Labovë e Kryqit (Labovë of the Cross) in Gjirokastër District (in present-day southern Albania) at 1858. He studied theology at the Halki seminary. Later he was appointed professor at the Zographeion College in Qestorat where he taught Theology, Greek, Turkish, Latin and French. During the same time he was appointed at the local metropolitan bishopric of Argyrokastron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Polymeros
Vasileios Polymeros ( el, Βασίλειος Πολύμερος, born 20 February 1976 in Volos) is a Greek rower. He won the bronze medal in men's lightweight double sculls with Nikolaos Skiathitis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the silver in men's lightweight double sculls with Dimitrios Mougios at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ..., China. Referencessports-reference 1976 births Living people Greek male rowers Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Olympic rowers of Greece Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Volos Olympic medalists in ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Pliatsikas
Vasilios Pliatsikas ( el, Βασίλειος Πλιάτσικας; born 14 April 1988) is a Greek professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back. Club career AEK Athens Pliatsikas began his AEK career in 2005, making his way up from the reserve team, he ended up making 37 league appearances for AEK. Schalke On 30 June 2009, Pliatsikas signed a four-year contract with German club FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. The beginning of 2010 was not good as Pliatsikas tore his knee ligaments during a training session. This was a major blow as he was beginning to get consistent game time with his club and was in the reckoning for a starting place with his national team. He missed the rest of Schalke's season and also the FIFA World Cup with Greece. After a very difficult year for the defender marred by injury (149 days to be exact), Pliatsikas returned to action. Loan to Duisburg On 1 June 2011, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Spanoulis
Vassilis "Billy" Spanoulis ( el, Βασίλης Σπανούλης; born 7 August 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and current basketball coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Spanoulis spent the majority of his playing career in the Greek Basket League, winning four titles as a member of Panathinaikos and three titles as a member of Olympiacos. He also won three EuroLeague titles, one with the former club (2009) and two consecutive (2012 & 2013) with the latter. A tall combo guard, he is nicknamed Kill Bill, V-Span, and MVP ("Most Vassilis Player"). Spanoulis was named the Balkan Athlete of the Year in 2009, the All-Europe Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013, the Vatican's World Athlete of the Year (Giuseppe Sciacca Award) in 2013 and the EuroLeague MVP the same year. He has earned a record eight All-EuroLeague Team selections and was voted the EuroLeague's 2010–2020 Player of the Decade. He is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Theodoridis
Vasileios Theodoridis (Greek: Βασίλειος Θεοδωρίδης) was a Greek journalist and anarchist. Theodoridis was born in Pyrgos and studied law in Athens. He was descended from the famous Theodoridis family and was the son of Aristomenis Theodoridis, manager of Stafidikis bank, and grandson of Thallis Theodoridis. He was one of the founding members of the Anarchist Association of Pyrgos, a group that tried to associate the Christian religion with social justice. The group controlled the weekly paper ''Neon Fos'', with Theodoridis being its editor. The paper, which was founded in 1898, stopped running in 1899. Theodoridis continued contributing to the local press and Athens-based newspapers, including '' Kathimerini''. References *''The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article Article often refers to: * Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness * Article (publishing), a piece of nonfict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
