Kyllini (Elia), Greece - Kyllini (Elia), Greece This is about the town in Greece. See also other places named Kyllini. Kyllíni (Κυλλήνη) has the westernmost port in the peninsula, and a touristic destination in which hotels are founded. The city has a population of around 2,200 with Kato Panagia. Founded nearly 3,000 years ago, the population hasn't changed as much until the mid-20th century. The population has been at 100 or 200 during ancient times, and surpassed over 500 or 600 in the mid-20th century. The location is around 20.05 E or 20' 03 E and 37.9 or 37' 54 N. Its length of coastline is about 11 km with beaches, rocks, and coast. Much of its creeks and streams are very dry, and run or flow only after rainy weather. Geography.
Hellenic Greece - Hellenic Greece Hellenic Greece is the ancient civilization of Hellas in what is modern Greece. The people are called Hellenes. After the collapse of Mycenae around 1100 BC, the Greek cities fell into decline and the country entered into a dark age such that the classical Greek alphabet reflects nothing of the Mycenaean syllabary. Around 800 BC, the Hellenic civilization began to arise, and by 600 BC they were using standardized coinage. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Culture 2 Human Relations and Sexuality 3 Economy 4 Government 5 Military 6 Religion 7 Technology 8 History 9 See also 10 External Links Culture Social divisions were rigid in Hellenic society and slavery was common. Human Relations and Sexuality Marriages were contracted between the father of the bride and.
Hellenistic Greece - Hellenistic Greece The shift from "Hellenic" to "Hellenistic" in the history of the Mediterranean world represents the shift from a culture dominated by ethnic Greeks, however scattered geographically, to a culture dominated by Greek-speakers of whatever ethnicity, and from the political dominance of the city-state to that of larger monarchies. In this period the traditional Greek culture is changed by strong Eastern, especially Persian, influences. Modern historians see the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC as dividing the Hellenic period from the Hellenistic. Alexander and the Macedonians conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and the Iranian plateau, and invaded India; his successors held on to the territory west of the Tigris for some time and controlled the eastern Mediterranean until the Roman Republic took control in.
History of Greece - History of Greece For the history of ancient Greece, see Mycenae, Hellenic Greece, and Hellenistic Greece. The Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire began in 1821 and concluded with the winning of independence in 1828. The first ruler of independent Greece was the governor Kapodistrias, who was murdered in 1831. With the support of England, France, and Russia, a monarchy was established with the signing of the Treaty of London on May 7, 1832 which created an independent Kingdom of Greece. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria was chosen as its first King in 1833. Otto ruled as an absolute despot, and this led to more and more civil unrest until in 1843 the people and the army of Greece revolted and demanded a constitution..
Vespasian - participated in the Roman invasion of Britain under the Emperor Claudius, where he distinguished himself in command of the Legio II Augusta under Aulus Plautius. He reduced Vectis or the Isle of Wight and penetrated to the borders of Somerset, England. In 51 he was for a brief space consul; in 63 he went as governor to Africa, where, according to Tacitus (ii.97), his rule was "infamous and odious"; according to Suetonius (Vesp. 4), "upright and, highly honourable." He went with Nero's retinue to Greece, and in 66 was appointed to conduct the war in Judaea, which was threatening unrest throughout the East. According to Suetonius, a prophecy ubiquitous in the Eastern provinces claimed that from Judaea would come the future rulers of the world. Vespasian eventually believed that this procphecy.
Karl Krumbacher - A. Ehrhard (section on theology) and H Gelzer (general sketch of Byzantine history, AD 395-1453). The value of the work is greatly enhanced by the elaborate bibliographies contained in the body of the work and in a special supplement. Krumbacher also founded the Byzantinische Zeitschrift (1892) and the Byzantinisches Archiv (1898). He travelled extensively and the results of a journey to Greece appeared in his Griechische Reise (1886). Other works by him are: Casio (1897), a treatise on a 9th century Byzantine poetess, with the fragments; Michael Glykas (1894); Die griechische Litteratur das Mittelalters in P. Hinneberg’s Die Kultur der Gegenwart, i. 8 (1905); Das Problem der neugriechischen Schriftsprache (1902), in which he strongly opposed the efforts of the purists to introduce the classical style into modern Greek literature, and Populäre.
Karl Otfried Müller - of Greek life as a whole; and his books and lectures marked an epoch in the development of Hellenic studies. Müller's position at Göttingen being rendered unpleasant by the political troubles which followed the accession of Ernest Augustus (duke of Cumberland) to the throne of Hanover in 1837, he applied for permission to travel; and in 1839 he left Germany. In April of the following year he reached Greece, having spent the winter in Italy. He investigated the remains of ancient Athens, visited many places of interest in Peloponnesus, and finally went to Delphi, where he began excavations. He was attacked by intermittent fever, of which he died at Athens. Among his historical works the foremost place belongs to his Geschichten hellenischen Stämme und Städte: Orchomenos und die Minyer (1820), and.
Kavala - (2001 pop. 63,774), is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala prefecture. It is prettily situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. It was originally founded by settlers from Paros in about the 6th century BC, who called it Neapolis ("new city"). Gold mines in the Pangaion hills nearby made it prosperous. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe, and in Byzantine times the city was renamed Christoupolis. Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1371 to 1912. Mehmet Ali was born here in.
Karen Connelly - Dragon: A Thai Journal - 1992 (Winner of the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction) The Brighter Prison: A Book of Journey's - 1993 One Room in a Castle: Letters from Spain, France, and Greece - 1995 The Disorder of Love - 1997 The Border Surrounds Us - 2000 Grace & Poison - 2001 See also: List of Canadian writers.
Kastellórizo - a stopover for the planes of Alitalia and Air France. When Italy capitulated to the Allies in 1943, the island was occupied by British commandos until the middle of 1944, when German forces took over. During the British departure, a fuel dump caught fire and spread to an adjacent ammo dump, whose detonation destroyed half of the homes on the island. Kastellórizo became part of Greece in 1945. The population, once estimated at 15,000 in 1900, has dwindled to around 250, heavily subsidized so as to forestall territorial claims by Turkey. Much of the population emigrated to Australia, where they are known as "Kassies". The island has been more visited in recent years, by tourists looking for an isolated Dodecanese island. Postage stamps In 1920, the French occupation forces issued stamps.
Katharevousa - and Turkish and a simplified, archaic grammar. The purpose of its creation was to mediate the struggle between the 'archaists' (those scholars who preferred Ancient Greek to Modern) and the 'modernists' (those who preferred Modern Greek). One reason the Archaists preferred Ancient Greek was that Modern Greek includes many Latin, Italian and Turkish loan words; and Greece then was a part of the Ottoman Empire). The name Katharevousa means more or less 'clean one', implying that it is a clean form of Greek, without foreign influences, maybe as it would hypothetically have evolved from Ancient Greek had there been no foreign influence. Soon after the Second World War a long-lasting political debate became associated with the language issue, with the communists and leftists supporting Modern Greek while the conservative right supported.
Kastoria - Kastoria Kastoria is a city in Makedonia, Greece..
Katharine, Duchess of Kent - The Lord Nicholas Windsor, born 25 July 1970 at University College Hospital, London. The Duchess of Kent is strongly associated with the world of music, and has performed as a member of several choirs. She is also well-known as the presenter of trophies at the annual Wimbledon lawn tennis championships -- a role she inherited from her mother-in-law, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. The Duchess was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1992..
Kefallinia - and 38.2 and 38.3 or 38' 12 and 38'18 N. The Island is named after Cephalus, some think its an island with a head, because the island's name and Cephalus comes from the Greek word for "head". Geography Its capital of the prefecture is Argostoli. The population has almost reached 45,000. It used to be the fastest growing part of Greece with a growth rate of 35% to 40% in 10 years, reaching 30,000 in the 1990s. The size of the island is around 800 km² (300 sq miles), and the present population density is 55 people per km² (140 per sq mile). Argostoli is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. The two cities account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. In ancient.
Khios - island is famous for its scenery and good climate. The island's chief export is mastic but it also produces olives, figs, and wine. The Korai Library, one of the most important in Greece, is in Khios, it contains 95,000 volumes. Khíos was colonized by Ionians but has been occupied by the Persians, part of the Delian League and the Byzantine Empire. Before passing through the possession of the Latin emperors of Constantinople, the Genoese, the Ottoman Turks (there was a massacre of the islanders after a rebellion in 1822) and finally the Greeks after the First Balkan War (1912). Khíos claims to be the birthplace of Homer, Hippokrates the mathematician, and Oenopides. Oenopion, a legendary king, is said to have brought winemaking to the island..
King's Royal Rifle Corps - members won VCs and over 2000 further decorations were awarded. After 1918 the unit returned to garrison duties in India, Palestine and Ireland. In 1926 the regiment was reorganised as one of the first mechanized infantry regiments. In World War II after initial deployment to France as part of the BEF, the unit lost 50% of its effectives during disaster at Dunkirk. Redeployed to northern Africa the unit saw more success, continuing with actions in Italy, Austria, Germany and Greece. Post war the unit was deployed in Germany. In 1958, the unit was merged into the Green Jacket Brigade, now the Royal Green Jackets Regiment..
Kings of Macedon - formed an ancient kingdom in the present-day territory of northern Greece, inhabited by a semi-Hellenized people who were seen by the Greeks themselves as close kin. It emerged into prominence in the 4th Century BC when King Philip II conquered the Greek city-states. Philip's son, Alexander the Great, conquered the Persian Empire a few few years later. The Kingdom of Macedon itself soon lost direct control of these vast Asian territories, but it retained its hegemony over Greece itself until defeated by the Romans in the Macedonian Wars (215 - 148 BC). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Argead Dynasty 2 Antipatrid Dynasty 3 Antigonid Dynasty Argead Dynasty Karanus Koinos Tyrimmas Perdiccas I Aeropus I Alcetas I Amyntas I Alexander I Perdiccas II Archelaus Craterus (ruled for 4 days) Orestes Aeropus II.
Kiro Gligorov - of the wars and conflicts which plagued the nations around him, a task made difficult by disputes with Serbia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece, all of whom had ethnic minorities in the country. On October 4, 1995, he was the victim of an assassination attempt and was incapacitated until 1996, and Stojan Andov was acting president. The election for Gligorov's successor took place only a few days before the end of his term, and because of disputed results the winner, Boris Trajkovski, did not take office until the following month..
Knights of the Garter (1700-1899) - Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset (1862) John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister (1862) Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1862) William Thomas Spencer Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl Fitzwilliam (1862) Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine, later Grand Duke Louis IV, son-in-law of Queen Victoria (1862) Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1862) Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, later Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria (1863) Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, Colonial and Home Secretary (1863) George Granville William Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1864) George William Frederick Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury (1864) Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 4th Marquess of Lansdowne (1864) John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Viceroy of Ireland (1865) Harry George Poulett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1865) King Louis I of Portugal.
Knights of the Garter (after 1899) - (1928) William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough (1928) Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1928) Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1929) Alfred Frederick George Beresford Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarborough (1929) Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin, Viceroy of India, Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1931) Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytotn, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1933) James Richard Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope (1934) Charles Alfred Worlsey Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough (1935) King Leopold III of the Belgians (1935) Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI (1936) George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (1937) Bernard Marmaduke Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (1937) William Thomas Cecil, 5th Marquess of Exeter (1937) Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, father-in-law of King George VI (1937).
