Zosimaia School Alumni
The Zosimaia School () is a Greeks, Greek middle-level educational institution of Ioannina (in Epirus). It was significant during the last period of Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule in the region (1828–1913). The ''Zosimaia'' was founded at 1828 through the personal expense of the Zosimades, Zosimas brothers, and is still functioning as a high school under the regulations of the Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece), Greek Ministry of Education. Foundation During the years of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830) and while the conflicts was still raging in the region of Epirus, Ioannina, a city that was renowned for its cultural and educational background, and which had been a major center of the Greek Enlightenment, was falling into a short-term decay. At this point, five Zosimas brothers who had migrated to Russian Empire, Russia and become successful merchants, decided to make a significant contribution to their homeland, sponsoring the foundatio ...
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Ioannina
Ioannina ( ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus (region), Epirus, an Modern regions of Greece, administrative region in northwestern Greece. According to the 2021 census, the city population was 64,896 while the municipality had 113,978 inhabitants. It lies at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level, on the western shore of Lake Pamvotis (). Ioannina is located northwest of Athens, southwest of Thessaloniki and east of the port of Igoumenitsa on the Ionian Sea. The city's foundation has traditionally been ascribed to the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD, but modern archaeological research has uncovered evidence of Hellenistic settlements. Ioannina flourished in the late Byzantine period (13th–15th centuries). It became part of the Despotate of Epirus following the Fourth Crusade and many wealthy Byzantine families f ...
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