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Article: "Wills of the Greek Orthodox Subjects of the Sultan: an Insight into the Everyday Life of the Ottoman Empire's Orthodox Communities"

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  This article is FREE to read through Academia.edu - you may need to setup a free account using your email address. Article:  "Wills of the Greek Orthodox Subjects of the Sultan:  an Insight into the Everyday Life of the Ottoman Empire's Orthodox Communities" -  https://www.academia.edu/78731164/Wills_of_the_Greek_Orthodox_Subjects_of_the_Sultan_an_Insight_into_the_Everyday_Life_of_the_Ottoman_Empire_s_Orthodox_Communities by Evi Psarrou, MS, Ph.D. Department of Philosophy, University of Patras - Greece Abstract from the article: The present study reveals certain aspects of the social and cultural history of Chios, an Aegean island under Ottoman rule, through archival material of the 19th century. The information mostly derives from will documents that allow us to understand as much as possible the structure of the local society, the daily life of the inhabitants, their way of thinking and perception of life, as well as their relationship and ties with their family memb

614 Greeks mentioned in book “Uncovering the History of the Albuquerque Greek Community – 1880-1952” (New Mexico)

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  Book – “Uncovering the History of the Albuquerque Greek Community – 1880-1952” by Katherine M. Pomonis. Published by Sunstonepress.com in 2012 – available through Amazon.com 614 Greeks are mentioned in this book.  I have listed their names below for your reference.    SYNOPSIS Why did Greeks in the late 1800s cross a sea, an ocean and a continent, to start new lives in the United States? Why did they eventually migrate to a small dusty town in the desert Southwest? How did Albuquerque become a center of Greek-America in the 1930s? And how did the decision to build the church in 1944 in the Huning Highland originate from a tragic event? This book answers these questions and more. It also details the compassionate response of the community to the appearance of Greek ''lungers'' seeking the cure to the ravages of tuberculosis, and traces the decision to establish in 1937 in Albuquerque the Nation's only Greek-American tuberculosis sanatorium. This book begins with th

65 Greek names mentioned in book – “Places of Shame – German and Bulgarian War Crimes in Greece 1941-1945” by Stephan D. Yada-McNeal

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65 Greek names mentioned in book – “Places of Shame – German and Bulgarian War Crimes in Greece 1941-1945” by Stephan D. Yada-McNeal; published Books on Demand, March 14, 2018 (210 pages) From the bookcover: “The hatred and anger of the Nazis against that Greek people show up from the first to to the last days of the occupation. From the outrageous phrase HERE STAND KANDANOS, written by the Germans themselves and her inner attitude expresses the fullness of Greece conquer, until the murder of 1460 residents Kalavryta children from 13 years of age, women and children of Lygiades in Epirus, the 174 Burnt from Chortiatis, scare the soldiers Hitler's for nothing. You have none at all moral inhibition. They slaughter infants off, pregnant women, young children, priests, old People, hang people up, execute Stoning, with axes, bayonets and machine guns. It is a question of whether people are in Past such bestiality experienced. In the present directory of martyrs will be just me

Photos of Sparta from 19th century

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  Photos of Sparta from 19th century - included in the presentation "The Genesis of the New City of SPARTIS" by Giorgos Giaxoglos - April 2023 Link to Power Point presentation -  CUT-ΑΝΙΔΡΥΣΗ ΣΠΑΡΤΗΣ-ΟΜΙΛΙΑ-ΠΕΣ-ΑΠΡ-23.pptx from Sparta Architecture blog