113 Years Ago Today: Greece Liberated Ioannina After 483 Years of Ottoman Rule
On February 21, 1913, Greek forces ended 483 years of Ottoman occupation in Ioannina, the capital of Epirus, in one of the most decisive military victories of…
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Bouboulina: The Woman Who Commanded Greece’s Revolution
On this day in 1821, no Greek naval commander was more feared by the Ottoman fleet than a woman from Spetses. Laskarina Bouboulina, born around 1771, used her…
