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Greek Revolution

By nicolas.arci
  • 1700 BCE

    Ship figureheads

    Ship figureheads
    decorative statues carved on the edge of the bow were in Greek naval tradition the emblem of the ship. Remarkable works of popular woodcarving, they were usually crafted in shipyards of the islands by an experienced shipwright. Earlier, they had depicted mythical creatures of the sea, mermaids and religious figures. From the late 18th c., with the development of Greek shipping, they became a means of expression of the awakening national consciousness
  • 1453

    The Fall of Constantinople

    Was the capture of the Byzantine empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire. The city fell on 29 May 1453, the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April 1453.
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    Greek War of Independence from Ottoman Empire.

  • Seige of Messolongi

    Seige of Messolongi
    The city of Messolongi played an important role in the Greek War of Independence, because of its strategic location at the mouth of the Gulf of Corinth. From the first months of the Revolution, the Greeks expelled the Ottoman forces and fortified the city. Omer Vrioni Pasha and Reşid Mehmed Pasha (also known as Kütahı) besieged Messolongi in 1822. On April 15, 1825, Kütahı returned with multiplied forces and he began a second siege.

  • The press

    The press played an important role during the Greek War of Independence, spreading news and statutes. Philhellenic European organizations sent printing presses in Greece, which were locally organized into wartime printing houses. With these were printed the first Greek constitutions and decisions of the Administration, newspapers and literary publications, such as the “Hymn to Liberty” by D. Solomos (1825) which later became the national anthem.

  • Naval battle of Navarino

    Naval battle of Navarino
    The Treaty of London (7/6/1827) provided for a truce between the belligerents and for the autonomy of Greece. A French land expedition followed suit in August 1828 under the command of General Maison, and within two months succeeded in evacuating the Peloponnese of the Egyptian Army. In 1830 the foundation and Independence of the Greek State were recognized by the Great Powers.