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The Athenian Navy consisted of 80,000 crewing 400 ships. [citation needed] The backbone of the navy's manpower was a core of professional rowers drawn from the lower classes of Athenian society. This gave the Athenian fleets an advantage in training over the less professional fleets of its rivals.
Officers, Evzones on duty in Athens and cadets at the Military Academy retained ceremonial uniforms which remained more or less the same as those in use at the start of the 20th century; in navy-blue or dark green (for cavalry) with gold or silver officer's braiding. Full dress uniforms were worn with the historical kepi in elaborate designs.
The Athens War Museum [1] (Greek: Πολεμικό Μουσείο Αθήνας) is the military museum of the Greek Armed Forces. It is located at the Athens city center and it is served by the Athens Metro station of Evangelismos. [2] Established in 1975, [3] the museum hosts collections that span the period from antiquity through the modern ...
The Greek navy, despite their lack of experience, also proved their worth holding back the Persian fleet whilst the army still held the pass. Thermopylae provided the Greeks with time to arrange their defences, and they dug in across the Isthmus of Corinth , an impregnable position; although an evacuated Athens was thereby sacrificed to the ...
Septinsular Republic (1800-1807); War of Independence (1821-1829); First Hellenic Republic (1822-1832); Kingdom of Greece (1832-1924, 1935-1973); National Schism (1914/15-1917); Second Hellenic Republic (1924-1935)
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Change of the guard at the Old Royal Palace, early 20th century. The Presidential Guard is a purely ceremonial unit, charged with providing permanent ceremonial guard detachments of two Evzones each for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the entrance to the Presidential Mansion, and one Evzone for its own barracks, the Georgios Tzavellas Camp, situated directly in front of the Presidential ...
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