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Yannis Gouras
Yiannis Gouras ( el, Γιάννης Γκούρας; 1771 – 1826) was a Greece, Greek military leader during the Greek War of Independence. A cousin of Panourgias, he distinguished himself in the battles in eastern Continental Greece, but became notorious for his invasion of the Peloponnese during the Greek civil wars of 1824–25 and his murder of his former chief, Odysseas Androutsos. He was killed during the Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27), Second Siege of the Acropolis. He was buried in a monastery in Salamis Island, Salamis. References 1771 births 1826 deaths Greek military leaders of the Greek War of Independence Greek military personnel killed in action Central Greece in the Greek War of Independence People from Kallieis {{Greece-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallieis
Kallieis ( el, Καλλιείς, full form Δήμος Καλλιέων) is a former municipality in the northern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 183.256 km2. Its registered population in 2011 amounted to 1,673. The seat of the municipality was Mavrolithari, which is home to about 20% of the municipal unit population. Municipal districts *Athanasios Diakos * Kastriotissa * Mavrolithari * Moussounitsa * Panourgias * Pyra * Stromi Population Geography The municipality is mostly mountainous, with Mount Giona dominating the north, towards the boundary with Phthiotis. Most of the area is forested. Typical vegetation includes pine, fir, cypress and spruce trees; the higher altitudes are mostly barren, while and farmland is limited to the low-lying valleys. Main industries are agriculture and tourism. See also *List of settlements in Phocis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panourgias
Dimitrios Panourgias ( el, Δημήτριος Πανουργιάς; 1754-1834), a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence, was born Dimitrios Xiros () in the village of Dremissa, Phocis. Early life His parents originated from the village Agios Georgios in Phocis, although he was born in Dremissa. His family surname was Xiros (Ξηρός). The legend had that his godfather, who baptised him, thought he was a girl and named him with the female name "Panorea" (Πανωραία/very beautiful), and by that name, in the masculine form, he was by then being called. Klepht and Armatolos Panourias in early age took part in the Orlov revolt, against the Ottomans, under Lambros Katsonis. In 1790 he entered the '' armatoluk'' of Androutsos Verousis (father of Odysseas Androutsos) and for a short time became commander of the Salona ''armatoluk'' with the support of Ali Pasha, but quickly abandoned his position and turned himself into a klepht. In 1816, however he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Military Personnel Killed In Action
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Greek Military Leaders Of The Greek War Of Independence
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1826 Deaths
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1771 Births
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Ο τάφος του Γκούρα
Omicron (; uppercase Ο, lowercase ο, ell, όμικρον) is the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. This letter is derived from the Phoenician letter ayin: . In classical Greek, omicron represented the close-mid back rounded vowel in contrast to ''omega'' which represented the open-mid back rounded vowel and the digraph ''ου'' which represented the long close-mid back rounded vowel . In modern Greek, both omicron and omega represent the mid back rounded vowel or . Letters that arose from omicron include Roman O and Cyrillic O. The word literally means "little O" (''o mikron'') as opposed to "great O" (''ō mega''). In the system of Greek numerals, omicron has a value of 70. Use In addition to its use as an alphabetic letter, omicron is occasionally used in technical notation, but its use is limited since both upper case and lower case (Ο ο) are indistinguishable from the Latin letter "o" (O o) and difficult to distinguish from the Arabic numeral "zero" (0) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of The Acropolis (1826–27)
The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Athens (480 BC) - Amid which the Persians besieged a group of holdouts in the Acropolis * Siege of Athens (404 BC) - Last battle in the Peloponnesian War * Siege of Athens (287 BC) - Siege by Demetrius I of Macedon * Siege of Athens and Piraeus (87–86 BC) - Siege by Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix during the First Mithridatic War * Sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD * Sack of Athens during the Slavic incursions in 582 AD * Siege of the Acropolis (1402–03) by Antonio I Acciaioli against Venice * Siege of the Acropolis (1456–58) by the Ottomans against the Latin Duchy of Athens * Siege of the Acropolis (1687) by the Venetians against the Ottomans, during the Morean War * Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22) by the Greeks against the Ottomans, during the Greek War of Independence * Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27) The siege of Athens can refer to any of the following battles: * Persian sack of Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odysseas Androutsos
Odysseas Androutsos ( el, Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος; 1788 – 1825; born Odysseas Verousis el, Οδυσσέας Βερούσης) was a Greek military and political commander in eastern mainland Greece and a prominent figure of the Greek War of Independence. He grew up in the court of Ali Pasha of Tepelena and was one of his commanders. In 1818 he joined the Greek revolutionary organization Filiki Eteria. After Ali Pasha's defeat, he joined the Greek War of Independence and was distinguished as a commander in the Battle of Gravia Inn in 1821. As a result of the battle, he was appointed military commander of eastern mainland Greece by the Greek revolutionary government. In 1825, after falling out with the rebels, he asked for amnesty from the Imperial court and joined the Ottomans. In a battle near Livadeia, he was captured by the units of the revolutionary army and executed a few days later. Scholars have variously described him as a hero or a traitor to the Greek c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Civil Wars Of 1824–25
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Peloponnese
The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. From the late Middle Ages until the 19th century the peninsula was known as the Morea ( grc-x-byzant, Μωρέας), (Morèas) a name still in colloquial use in its demotic Greek, demotic form ( el, Μωριάς, links=no), (Moriàs). The peninsula is divided among three administrative regions of Greece, administrative regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica (region), Attica regions. Geography The Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of the mainland, in area, and constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece. It is connected to the mainlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Greece
Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central Greece, but the equivalent Greek term (Κεντρική Ελλάδα, ''Kentrikí Elláda'') is more rarely used. It includes the southern part of the Greek mainland (sans the Peloponnese), as well as the offshore island of Euboea. Since 1987, its territory has been divided among the administrative regions of Greece, administrative regions of Central Greece (region), Central Greece and Attica (region), Attica, and the regional units of Greece, regional unit (former Prefectures of Greece, prefecture) of Aetolia-Acarnania in the administrative region of Western Greece. Etymology The region has traditionally been known as ''Roúmeli'' (Ρούμελη), a name deriving from the Turkish language, Turkish word ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
