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Milos was one of the first islands to join the Greek War of Independence of 1821. The first naval battle of the war took place off the coast of Milos on 11 April 1821. [44] Milos became a refuge for refugees from numerous islands, particularly Crete. The port town of Adamantas was founded by Cretan refugees from the Cretan Revolt in 1841. [45] [46]
The Venus de Milo or Aphrodite of Melos [b] is an ancient Greek marble sculpture that was created during the Hellenistic period. Dated around the 2nd century BC, perhaps between 160 and 110 BC, it was rediscovered in 1820 on the island of Milos, Greece, and has been displayed at the Louvre Museum since 1821.
Alexandros is best known today for the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos) at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The attribution is based on an inscription from a now-missing plinth that was a part of the statue but was removed and "lost" due to museum politics and national pride at the Louvre in the 1820s.
Miloš Forman school register 1941. (SOkA Kutná Hora) Miloš Forman's childhood was marked by the early loss of his parents. Forman was born in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) to Anna Švábová Forman, who ran a summer hotel.
Milo or Milon of Croton (fl. 540 – 511 BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic victor; once for boys wrestling in 540 BC at the 60th Olympics, and five-time wrestling champion at the 62nd through 66th Olympiads.
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Milo (/ ˈ m iː l oʊ / MEE-loh) is a masculine given name and a surname. The name Milo is derived from multiple sources. The name Milo is derived from multiple sources. In the Slavic languages , the root mil- means "dear" or "beloved," and the name may have come from a Latinized form of this root.
Sofia Milos (b. 1969) actress [59] [60] Elisabeth Moss (b. 1982) actress, [61] [62] raised a Scientologist [63] [8] Tony Muhammad (?) anti-vaccination activist and 2017 recipient of a Freedom Medal award from the International Association of Scientologists [64] [65] [66] Floyd Mutrux (b. 1941) film director and writer [67] Haywood Nelson (b ...