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Kolokotronis
Kolokotronis (Greek: Κολοκοτρώνης) is a Greek surname. When used without any other context, it refers to the Greek warlord Theodoros Kolokotronis whose contribution to the Greek revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire, was determining for Greece to regain its freedom and become a country after four hundred (400) years of slavery. When used within a greater context, it may refer to the following notable people: *Apostolis Kolokotronis, Greek military officer *Gennaios Kolokotronis (1805–1868), Greek general *Konstantinos Kolokotronis, Greek revolutionary *Matina Kolokotronis (born 1964), American basketball executive *Panos Kolokotronis, Greek military officer *Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770–1843), Greek general, son of Konstantinos, father of Gennaios and Panos **Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium ( el, Γήπεδο Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης), formerly known as Asteras Tripolis Stadium, is a football stadium in Tripol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis ( el, Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης; 3 April 1770 – 4 February 1843) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. Kolokotronis's greatest success was the defeat of the Ottoman army under Mahmud Dramali Pasha at the Battle of Dervenakia in 1822. In 1825, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Greek forces in Peloponnese. Today, Kolokotronis ranks among the most prominent figures in Greece's War of Independence. Early life Theodoros Kolokotronis was born at Ramavouni (), a mountain in Messenia, and was baptised in the village of Piana. He descended from a family of klefts, and grew up in the village of Libovitsi, Arcadia, in the central Peloponnese, where his family originated.. The Kolokotroneoi were a powerful and respected clan in Arcadia in the 18th century. Their legendary pride and insubordination is commemorated in a well-known folk song of that time: "On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennaios Kolokotronis
Ioannis Kolokotronis ( el, Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης; 1805–1868), or Gennaios Kolokotronis ( el, Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης) as he was nicknamed, was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, General and Prime Minister of Greece. Biography He was born at Stemnitsa, Arcadia, but he grew up at Zakynthos. He was a son of Theodoros Kolokotronis and his mother was Aikaterini Karousou ( el, Αικατερίνη Καρούσου). He acquired the nickname "Gennaios" (meaning "brave") during the Greek War of Independence in which he fought valiantly despite his youth. He took part at the siege of Tripolitsa, together with his father. During the civil wars he sided with his father. Kolokotronis served as the aide-de-camp of King Otto with the rank of Major General, and was appointed by Otto as his last Prime Minister at 1862. He married the sister of Kitsos Tzavelas, Photini Tzavela and together they had 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 23 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Kolokotronis
Konstantinos Kolokotronis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Κολοκοτρώνης, c. 1745-1780) was a notable Greek klepht leader in the third quarter of the 18th century in the Peloponnese, and the father of Theodoros Kolokotronis, one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence. Biography He was born around 1745 and he was one of Ioannis Kolokotronis's five children. He was of medium height and was dark-skinned. When he was still young he worked as an armatole in Corinth under the command of Halil Bey for four years. He developed close connections with some of the most influential families of the Peloponnese and soon accumulated significant power himself, to the point of influencing the choice of the Ottoman governors (Vali (governor), vali) of the Peloponnese. During his four years of service under Halil Bey, he developed the plan of driving the Turkish people, Turks out of the Peloponnese. He became close friends with the renowned klepht Panagiotaros. In 1762 he quit his j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matina Kolokotronis
Matina Kolokotronis (born November 21, 1964) is Chief Operating Officer of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. Kolokotronis is in her 22nd season with the Kings. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kolokotronis is the second of four daughters born to Greek immigrants. Kolokotronis received her B.A. from Loyola University, Chicago, and her law degree from McGeorge Law School, University of the Pacific (United States) University of the Pacific (Pacific or UOP) is a private Methodist-affiliated university with its main campus in Stockton, California, and graduate campuses in San Francisco and Sacramento. It claims to be California's first university, the first .... Personal Kolokotronis’s husband, Sotiris Kolokotronis, is a real estate developer in Sacramento. They have three children. See also * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolokotronis, Matina Living people People from Chicago Sacramento Kings executives 1964 births American people of Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panos Kolokotronis
Panos Kolokotronis ( el, Πάνος Κολοκοτρώνης) was the eldest son of the Greek General Theodoros Kolokotronis and his mother was Aikaterini Karousou ( el, Αικατερίνη Καρούσου). He was born on the island of Zakynthos in 1800, while his father was serving there as a Major in the British Infantry. He fought along with his father in the Greek War of Independence and distinguished himself in many battles. In 1822, he married Eleni, the daughter of Laskarina Bouboulina. In 1825, during the second civil war, he was murdered in Tripoli by order of the revolutionary government. His skull is on display in the National Historical Museum in Athens. See also * Theodoros Kolokotronis * Gennaios Kolokotronis Ioannis Kolokotronis ( el, Ιωάννης Κολοκοτρώνης; 1805–1868), or Gennaios Kolokotronis ( el, Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης) as he was nicknamed, was a Greek warrior of the Greek War of Independence, General and Prim ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolis Kolokotronis
Apostolis Kolokotronis ( el, Αποστόλης Κολοκοτρώνης) was a chieftain of the Greek War of Independence and an officer of the Greek army from Arcadia. He was member of the well-known Kolokotronis family. Biography Kolokotronis was the son of the chieftain Giannakis Kolokotronis (also known by the nickname "Daskoulias") and nephew of the commander Theodoros Kolokotronis. In the first stages of the Greek War of Independence, he took part along with his father in the military operations in Moldavia-Wallachia under the command of prince Alexandros Ypsilantis. After the suppression of the revolution in the Danubian Principalities, father and son returned in early August 1821, along with other fighters to the Peloponnese and participated in the Battle of the Ditch, where Apostolis was injured. After that he actively participated in the siege of Nafplio, the siege of the Acrocorinth, in the conflicts during the siege of Patras (battles of Chalandritsa, Girokomio, etc. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium ( el, Γήπεδο Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης), formerly known as Asteras Tripolis Stadium, is a football stadium in Tripoli, Greece. The stadium is the home stadium of Asteras Tripolis. The stadium holds 7,442 seats. The stadium was renamed in honour of the hero of the Greek War of Independence, Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis ( el, Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης; 3 April 1770 – 4 February 1843) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire. Kolokotronis's g ..., on November 22, 2012. External linksAsteras Tripolis Stadium Picsstadia.gr * http://footballtripper.com/theodoros-kolokotronis-stadium-asteras-tripoli/ Football venues in Greece Multi-purpose stadiums in Greece Buildings and structures in Arcadia, Peloponnese Tripoli, Greece Asteras Tripolis F.C. 1979 establishments in Greece Sports venues completed in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1821
Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * February 9 – Columbian College in the District of Columbia is chartered by President James Monroe (it becomes George Washington University). * February 10 – In Mexico, the Embrace of Acatempan takes place between Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, which seals the peace between the viceroyalty troops and the insurgents. * March 4 – James Monroe begins his second term, as President of the United States * March 5 – President James Monroe is sworn in, for his second term. April–June * March 25 ( O.S.)/April 6 ( N.S.) – Metropolitan bishop Germanos of Patras raises the revolutionary flag of Greece at the Monastery of Agia Lavra (according to oral tradition, not historical record), symbolically marking th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...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] |
