Encyclopedia - Filiki Eteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Filiki Eteria - The Beginnings
In the context of ardent desire for independence of Turkish occupation and with the explicit influence of secret societies from Europe, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Greece - Ottoman Rule
The consolidation of Ottoman rule was followed by two distinct trends of Greek migration. The first entailed Greek intellectuals, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epirus Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Epirus Region - History
Epirus region - Early settlement. Epirus has been occupied since Neolithic times, when hunters and shepherds inhabited the region and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Athanasios Diakos: Encyclopedia Ii - Athanasios Diakos - Early Life
The grandson of a local klepht, he was drawn to religion from an early age and was sent away by his parents to the Monastery of St. John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ioannis Kolettis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ioannis Kolettis - Early Life
Kolettis was born in Syrrako, Epirus and studied medicine in Pisa, Italy. He became influenced by the Carbonari movement and started plan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek War Of Independence - The Movement For Independence
The reasons why the Greeks were the first people to break away from the multi-ethnic, multi-religious Ottoman Empire are several. The fac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek War Of Independence - Beginning Of The Revolution
In 1814, Greek nationalists formed a secret organization called the Friendly Society (Filiki Eteria) in Odessa. With the support of wealt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Dark Ages And The Great Migrations
History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Freemasons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Freemasons - Famous Freemasons
List of Freemasons - Political and civil rights leaders. Domingo Faustino Sarmiento José de San Martín Carlos Pellegrini (source:&...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Dark Ages And The Great Migrations
History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Dark Ages And The Great Migrations
History of the Balkans - Nomadic peoples. Western Huns empire stretched in 434 AD from Central Europe to the Black Sea and from the Dan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Rise Of Independence
The Ottoman (Turkish) Empire was losing influence, status and territory throughout the 19th century, known as the 'sick man of Europe'; a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Pig War
Main Article: Bosnian crisis The means adopted by the governments of Vienna and Budapest to nullify the plans of Serbian expansion were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Middle Ages And The Early Modern Period
The Balkans was a confluence of great powers, a buffer between occident and orient. Various wars, rebellions, invasions, and disputes bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Balkan Wars
Main article: Balkan Wars History of the Balkans - First Balkan War. Main article: First Balkan War For more info please use the main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Classical Antiquity
History of the Balkans - Odrysian empire. Main article: Odrysian empire The Odrysian empire was a union of Thracian tribes that was p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic cultures. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have iden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Balkans In Modern Times
History of the Balkans - World War I in the Balkans. World War I (then known as the Great War) started when a Serb man called Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek War Of Independence - The Movement For Independence
The reasons why the Greeks were the first people to break away from the multi-ethnic, multi-religious Ottoman Empire are several. The fac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic civilization. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek War Of Independence - Foreign Intervention
On 20 October 1827 the British, Russian and French fleets, on the initiative of local commanders but with the tacit approval of their gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Classical Antiquity
History of the Balkans - Odrysian empire. Main article: Odrysian empire The Odrysian empire was a union of Thracian tribes that was p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Current State And Perspectives
Since 2000, all Balkan countries are friendly towards the EU and the USA. Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981. Slov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek War Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek War Of Independence - Background
The Ottoman Empire had ruled all of Greece, with the exception of the Ionian islands since its conquest of the Byzantine Empire over the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Current State And Perspectives
Since 2000, all Balkan countries are friendly towards the EU and the USA. Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981. Slov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Balkans In Modern Times
History of the Balkans - World War I in the Balkans. World War I (then known as the Great War) started when a Serb man called Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Greece - Ottoman Decline
After around the unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna, in 1683, the Ottoman Empire entered a long decline both militarily against the Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Rise Of Independence
The Ottoman (Turkish) Empire was losing influence, status and territory throughout the 19th century, known as the 'sick man of Europe'; a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Pig War
Main Article: Bosnian crisis The means adopted by the governments of Vienna and Budapest to nullify the plans of Serbian expansion were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Balkan Wars
Main article: Balkan Wars History of the Balkans - First Balkan War. For more info please use the main article; October 8, 1912 the Fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Balkans In Modern Times
History of the Balkans - World War I in the Balkans. World War I (then known as the Great War) started when a Serb man called Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epirus Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Epirus Region - Geography And Ecology
Epirus is a rugged and mountainous region. It is largely made up of mountainous limestone ridges, part of the Dinaric Alps, that in place...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ioannis Kolettis: Encyclopedia Ii - Ioannis Kolettis - Greek War Of Independence
In the First Greek National Assembly, at Epidavros, he patricipated as the representative of Epirus and in January, 1822 he became Minist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic civilization. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - The Pig War
Main Article: Bosnian crisis The means adopted by the governments of Vienna and Budapest to nullify the plans of Serbian expansion were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Balkan Wars
Main article: Balkan Wars History of the Balkans - First Balkan War. Main article: First Balkan War For more info please use the main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Rise Of Independence
The Ottoman (Turkish) Empire was losing influence, status and territory throughout the 19th century, known as the 'sick man of Europe'; a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Middle Ages And The Early Modern Period
The Balkans was a confluence of great powers, a buffer between occident and orient. Various wars, rebellions, invasions, and disputes bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Classical Antiquity
History of the Balkans - Odrysian empire. Main article: Odrysian empire The Odrysian empire was a union of Thracian tribes that was p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Middle Ages And The Early Modern Period
The Balkans was a confluence of great powers, a buffer between occident and orient. Various wars, rebellions, invasions, and disputes bet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Current State And Perspectives
Since 2000, all Balkan countries are friendly towards the EU and the USA. Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981. Slov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filiki Eteria: Encyclopedia Ii - Filiki Eteria - The Organisational Structure
The whole structure of Philiki Etaireia was imitating the organisational models of Carbonarism and Freemasonry. The leading team was call...   » Read the article