Dodecanese

My γιαγιά, Catherine Fotiou, was born in Rhodes, Greece on the 26th of July, 1948. She had three other siblings. At three years old, she embarked on an unbelievable voyage across an immense sea to a ‘foreign land’ known as Australia. She still remembers the sound of the wind, hitting the sails of the ship, Kirina. My γιαγιά was brought up on the Dodecanese Island of Rhodes, Greece, in the town called ‘Palia Poli’ which translates to the ‘Old Town’. Her Mother, Sarah, was from an upscale family on the nearby island of Symi. Symi is very famous for its beautiful monastery of the Archangel Michael and is only a twenty-five minute boat ride from the island of Rhodes. Her father, Nick, was from another nearby island called ‘Kastelorizo’. The couple decided to move away from their families and start their own, in the city of Rhodes, Rhodes. My γιαγιά’s house had three bedrooms. Her father was a builder and therefore, built the house full brick. My γιαγιά remembers it being cement rendered and white. My great grandfather migrated to…

The first major cause of the epic collapse of the Ottoman Empire was the tremendous loss of territories and land through multiple military campaigns by European countries. Russia, in particular, had a growing desire to capture Constantinople and gain control over the Black Sea after its embarrassing defeat in the Crimean War. Although Russia did not capture Constantinople, during a time of uncertainty and instability in the Ottoman Empire, Peter the Great came to power and strengthened Russia’s…

There you will find the entrance of the National Park of Samaria, as well as the ticket office. You should hold your tickets until the way out where there is a ticket control. Leros, the Unknown Island There is a number of Greek Islands that you probably find on every top 10 list, but I think Leros, a relatively isolated island of Dodecanese, won’t never be one of them. In Leros you will find a special architecture that have been influenced by the Cycladic but also by Italian and Alexandrian.…

the population; English, French, German, and Italian make the other one percent. Greek Orthodox Church is the religion practice by over 90 percent of the people in the country; Islam, Catholic Hinduism, and others make the rest of the 10 percent of religion practice. Greece holds a great significance of history dating back to ancient times; today it is a republic country where supreme power is held by the people. Being geographically position as an entry point from Europe to Asia, it lures in…

Fascists seized control of the Italian government. Mussolini became a strong proponent of military pacification and also accepted to be army commander in the field. The dismemberment of the Ottoman empire was finalised in The Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. This treaty was the final treaty which concluded World War One. Representatives of Turkey (successor to the Ottoman Empire) signed on one side, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Yugoslavia…

region of Greece, and one of the most mountainous. Thessaly (East Central) has a higher percentage of flatland than any other district in Greece. Macedonia (Northern Greece) is Greece's largest geographical region. Epirus (North West) this part of Greece hosts dozens of mountains, forests, wild vegetation, lagoons, rivers, and wet-lands to provide sanctuary to thousands of birds. Peloponnese (Southern Greece) originally was an island, but an intense geological upheaval in the region united and…

believe that what they are doing is immoral because they are too focused on their end goal, which is wealth and power. In Rome, it is also evident that financial worth was more important than moral worth, which Juvenal writes: “Put on the stand, at Rome, a man with a record unblemished, No more perjurer than Numa was, or Metellus, What will they question? His wealth, right away, and possible, later, (Only possibly, though) touch on his reputation. ‘How many slaves does he feed? What’s the extent…

under the pretext of protecting Italian citizens living there from the alleged threats of Muslim extremists (History website). The Turks refused, so the war started the very next day. The Italians Navy attacked the Turks and sank their ships. They even attacked a city in Libya and evacuated everyone so that the city would be under Italian rule. The Turks had a lack of soldiers compared to Italy because when they asked Egypt for soldiers they told them that they were neutral in the altercation…