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Ioannis Kapodistrias. On his arrival, Kapodistrias launched a major reform and modernisation programme that covered all areas. He re-established military unity by bringing an end to the second phase of the civil war; re-organised the military, which was then able to reconquer territory lost to the Ottoman military during the civil wars; and introduced the first modern quarantine system in ...
Philhellenism made a notable contribution to romanticism, enabling the younger generation of artistic and literary intellectuals to expand the classical repertoire by treating modern Greek history as an extension of ancient history; the idea of a regeneration of the spirit of ancient Greece permeated the rhetoric of the Greek cause's supporters ...
The history of Greece encompasses the history of the territory of the modern nation-state of Greece as well as that of the Greek people and the areas they inhabited and ruled historically. The scope of Greek habitation and rule has varied throughout the ages and as a result, the history of Greece is similarly elastic in what it includes.
Ottoman Greece (1453–1821 AD) History of modern Greece (from the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in 1821 to today) Greek War of Independence (1821–1829/32) Greece under King Otto (1832–1862) History of Greece (1864–1909) History of Greece (1909–1924) History of Greece (1924–1941) Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)
From gods and goddesses to mythical creatures this trivia will make sure you jog your memory and test your knowledge of the legendary figures ruling the heavens and heroes embarking on epic quests ...
A Quick History of Modern Greece (2007) excerpt and text search; Gallant, Thomas W. Modern Greece (Brief Histories) (2001) Herzfeld, Michael. Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology and the Making of Modern Greece (1986) excerpt and text search; Kalyvas, Stathis. Modern Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2015) Keridis ...
30 May 1913 (Treaty of London): Following the First Balkan War, Greece secures much of Macedonia and Epirus, as well as Crete; the status of Northern Epirus and the islands of the eastern Aegean Sea, occupied by the Greek army, remain undetermined. The Greek gains are recognized by the Ottoman Empire in the Treaty of Athens on 14 November 1913.
1947, 20 January: The deadliest shipwreck of modern Greek history occurs when Himara sinks in the South Evian Gulf, resulting in 391 deaths. It remains unknown if the cause was the bad weather, a mine or sabotage. 1947, 1 April: King George II dies of sudden heart failure in the Palace in Athens.