Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The coat of arms was designed in 1974 by Greek artist Kostas Grammatopoulos . [22] The government uses a stylised version of the coat of arms as a government logo. [23] The design was implemented beginning in 2010 as a means of standardising the branding of the various Greek government ministries. [23]
Greek heraldry, though not as developed as in other countries, has an interesting history by drawing upon its Byzantine heritage and influences from the various western powers that have occupied Greek lands.
A desperate Sparta asks Athens for help, only to change their minds once it is clear that Athens could side with the Helots. Sparta expels the Athenians and, eventually, war begins. The surprising surrender of a Spartan detachment on the isle of Sphacteria is a major blow to Sparta's reputation of invincibility.
Original - The Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Greece from 1936-1973. The escutcheon depicts the arms of the House of Glücksburg, imposed on the white cross on a blue field of Greece, two Herculeses acts as heraldic supporter, around the shield is the cross and ribbon of the Order of the Redeemer, the motto at the bottom reads: "Ἰσχύς μου ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ λαοῦ" (The ...
The flag consists of the plain cross version of the national flag, with a royal coat of arms of Greece superimposed in the center of the cross. 1863–1913: Royal standard reported during the early years of King George I's reign. [4] [5] Swallow-tailed Greek flag and the coat of arms of House of Glücksburg. 1832–1862
Athens' parallel rise as a significant power in Greece led to friction between herself with Sparta and two large-scale conflicts (the First and Second Peloponnesian Wars), which devastated Greece. Sparta suffered several defeats during these wars, including, for the first time, the surrender of an entire Spartan unit at Sphacteria in 425 BC ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Eurotas River. According to myth, the first king of the region later to be called Laconia, but then called Lelegia was the eponymous King Lelex.He was followed, according to tradition, by a series of kings allegorizing several traits of later-to-be Sparta and Laconia, such as the Kings Myles, Eurotas, Lacedaemon and Amyclas of Sparta.