Ithaca (island) (redirect from History of Ithaca)
the island is the plot of the epic poem Odyssey. Although the name Ithaca or Ithaka has remained unchanged since ancient times, written documents of different...
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During the Cretan War (1645–1669), Venice was pushed out of Crete by the Ottoman Empire, with most of the island lost after the siege of Candia (1648–1669)...
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Lorenzo de Monacis (category Republic of Venice diplomats)
called the Kingdom of Candia. He held this position until his death. During that time he supervised the agreement between Venice and Mary of Enghien...
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in an epic poem written in the Cypriot dialect by Vassilis Michaelides. From the early stages of the revolution, success at sea was vital for the Greeks...
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This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving ancient Greek city states and kingdoms, Magna Graecia, other...
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Hellenistic period (redirect from History of Hellenistic Greece)
notorious for the large siege engines employed in his campaigns, especially during the 12-month siege of Rhodes when he had Epimachos of Athens build a...
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poet; known for the epic poem The Divine Comedy Cecco Angiolieri (c. 1260 – c. 1312), poet who is considered by some the first master of Italian comic verse...
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Modern Greek literature (redirect from List of Modern Greek literature)
Alexandria. The first period of modern Greek literature includes texts concerned with philosophy and the allegory of daily life, as well as epic songs celebrating...
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of contemporary epic poems on Achilles or Digenes Akritas, whereas William is almost mentioned in passing. Briel was the only male grandchild of the first...
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