December 24, 2020 • 50m
1071. In Manzikert, part of modern Turkey, a new Muslim dynasty, the Seljuks, manages to dominate in a battle against the Byzantin...Read more
December 31, 2020 • 50m
Following a 53-day siege, Constantinople falls into the hands of the Ottomans on March 29, 1453. With the capital of the Byzantine...Read more
January 7, 2021 • 50m
In order to fill up the empire’s treasure chests after conquering new territories, Ottomans imposed heavy taxes to their non-Musli...Read more
January 14, 2021 • 50m
Under the Ottoman rule, a long period of intellectual darkness began in Greece. With almost all educated people and scientists hav...Read more
January 21, 2021 • 50m
With intellectuals away from Greece, Church took on the role of the watchful guardian of the Greek language. But equally important...Read more
January 28, 2021 • 50m
Before the Revolution of 1821, Greece’s population was a mosaic of people of different religions. Amid the extremely difficult lif...Read more
February 4, 2021 • 50m
Since the fall of Constantinople, Greeks staged 123 smaller or bigger revolutions, which were usually instigated by the great Euro...Read more
February 11, 2021 • 50m
With their modern ideas and activities, Greek intellectuals and expatriates prepared the ground for the burst of the Revolution in...Read more
February 18, 2021 • 50m
Beside Greek intellectuals, crucial role to the preparation of the Revolution played the numerous secret organizations, with Filik...Read more
February 25, 2021 • 50m
On February 24, 1821, Alexandros Ipsilantis, who has taken on the leadership of Filiki Eteria after Kapodistrias’ refusal, declare...Read more
March 4, 2021 • 50m
Conflicts over power and the management of British loans gave rise to civil wars between rebelled Greeks. Finally, the victories o...Read more
March 11, 2021 • 50m
The fact that the Revolution of 1821 was the only one to have employed the navy was the key to its success. Hydra, Spetses and Psa...Read more
March 18, 2021 • 50m
In a very short time period, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of Greece, managed to create a state from scratch. But, his ...Read more
March 25, 2021 • 50m
The period of anarchy that followed Kapodistrias’ murder destroyed almost everything he had created. To fill his gap, the Great Po...Read more