Although the Revolution of 1821 had broken out in the Morea, hesitancy prevailed in the Eastern Continent. This was mainly due to the local chieftain Mitsos Kontogiannis who, despite the pressures from Diakos, Diovouniotis and Panourgias, considered the rebellion of the Greeks against the Turkish dy
Article originally published in the 23rd issue of the Discover History magazine. Although one and the other ruled over territories much smaller than the current England and Spain and were not called that, Alfred of Wessex and Alfonso III of Asturias are two monarchs of capital importance in English
In 1825 the Greek revolution was going through its most critical phase. After the triumphs of the previous years, the Greeks, thanks to their discord, managed to tear down what they had built with labor and blood. The enemies took full advantage of the Greek gluttony. In February 1825 a new form
If anyone has known how to take advantage of a Swiss Army Knife, it has been none other than the character from the television series MacGyver . With this little tool and a lot of imagination, the writers of the series turned their protagonist into an accomplished engineer, a master electrician, a s