Athanasios Diakos

ON THIS DAY in 1821: Freedom fighter Athanasios Diakos impaled for refusing conversion to Islam: "I will die Greek"

From Fokida in Sterea Ellada, Athanasios Diakos was a Monk and deacon who later became a Klepht and a Military…

9 months ago

5 villages in Greece for a relaxed Christmas - Stone houses, snow and good food

As the songs say, Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, but there is not just one…

1 year ago

OTD in 1821 Diakos was impaled after refusing conversion to Islam: "I will die Greek"

Athanasios Diakos was a Greek military commander who fought in the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in…

2 years ago

5 villages in Greece for a relaxed Christmas - Stone houses, snow and good food

Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year, as the songs say, but there is not just one…

2 years ago

OTD in 1821 Diakos was impaled after refusing conversion to Islam: "I will die Greek"

From Fokida in Sterea Ellada, Athanasios Diakos was a Monk, Deacon, and later became a Klepht and a Military Commander…

4 years ago