User:Cplakidas

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Maps

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  Conquests of Carlo I Tocco

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  Southern Balkans and Aegean littoral in 1410

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  Greece in 1278

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  Greece in 1210

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  Expansion of Epirus in 1205-1230

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  Byzantine beacon system

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  Syria and its provinces under the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century

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  Kingdom of the Morea

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  Establishment of the Tang Dynasty

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  Lazica in Late Antiquity

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  Arab-Byzantine frontier zone

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  Map of Transoxiana in the 8th century

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  The Vandalic War

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  Gothic War, first phase

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  Byzantine Asia Minor in 740 AD

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  Byzantine Greece in 900 AD

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  Improved svg map of the Roman-Persian frontier throughput late Antiquity

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  Byzantine Asia Minor in 780 AD

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  Byzantine Asia Minor in 842 AD

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  The Peloponnese during the Late Middle Ages

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  Map of the naval confrontations between Byzantines and Muslims, ca. 650 to ca. 1050

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  The thematic structure of the Byzantine Empire in 1025

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  The final years of the Roman-Parthian War of 58-63

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  The first years of the Roman-Parthian War of 58-63

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  Armenia and the Roman East in 50 AD, shortly before the Roman-Parthian War

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  Map of Constantinople during the Byzantine era (and its rather problematic svg version)

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  The administrative division of the Roman Empire in ca. 400 AD

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  Map of the Saxon Shore

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  Close-up of the Roman-Persian frontier as it was during the 5th century AD

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  Close-up of the Roman-Persian frontier at the death of Justinian I

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  Map of the Byzantine Empire at its height (1025 AD)

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  Map of the triple occupation of Greece during the Second World War

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  The Aurelian Walls of Rome

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  Map of Constantinople during the Byzantine era

Flags and emblems

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Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century Flag proposed by Rigas Feraios for his pan-Balkan republic Hellenic Army Battle Flag Flag hoisted at the Monastery of Arkadi during the Cretan Revolt of 1866-69 Seal of the Greek State during the Governorate (1828-1832) Naval Ensign of the Kingdom of Greece under the Glücksburgs State Flag of Greece under King Otto (1833-1862) State Flag of the Kingdom of Greece under the Glücksburgs Flag of Greece during the Colonels' Regime Coat of Arms of the Latin Empire Flag of the Areopag of Eastern Continental Greece (1821-1825)

Photos

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  Soviet Orlan EVA spacesuit

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  Home-made plane to escape from E. Germany, 1981

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  Roman parade helmet, 2nd century AD

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Byzantine stuff

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  Sayf al-Dawla

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  The priest Themel puts the Arabs to flight using his semantron

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  Leo Phokas sents the captive Arab general Apolasaeir to Constantinople

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  Constantine Phokas dies poisoned in Aleppo, and his father Bardas orders the execution of all Arab prisoners

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  Coronation of Basil II as co-emperor by Patriarch Polyeuctus

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  Byzantines under Nikephoros Phokas besiege Chandax

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  Leo Phokas defeats Hambdan at Adrassos

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  Ioannikios betrays to Romanos II a plot to murder him

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  Workers building a palace find a marble ox head

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  Romanos II tries to expel his mother and sisters from the palace

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  Death of Helena Lekapene

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  Capture of Berroia by the Byzantines

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  Death of Romanos II

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  Leo Phokas defeats the Arabs in 950, escape of Chalkoutzes

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  Consecration of Patriarch Polyeuctus

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  Saracens of Crete defeat the Byzantine army

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  Constantine VII is poisoned by Theophano

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  Battle of Solachon phase 3

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  Battle of Solachon phase 2

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  Battle of Solachon phase 1

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  Solidus of Michael I and Theophylact

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  Coronation of John I Tzimiskes

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  Tetarteron of Michael VI

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  Solidus of Leo V with Constantine

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  Siege of Amorium

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  Empress Theodora the Armenian

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  Battle of Kalavrye phase 3

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  Battle of Kalavrye phase 2

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  Battle of Kalavrye phase 1

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  John the Grammarian as ambassador before Theophilos and Mamun

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  Follis of Emperor Theophilos

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  Byzantine embassy of 838 to al-Mu'tasim

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  Basilikon of Andronikos II and Michael IX

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  Emperor Alexios I Komnenos

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  Miliaresion of Leo III and Constantine V

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  Miliaresion of Romanos I with his co-emperors

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  Solidus of Constantine VII and Romanos II

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  Solidus of the Heraclii during their revolt, 608 AD

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  Solidus of Romanos I and his son Christopher

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  Histamenon of Romanos IV with his co-rulers

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  George Pachymeres

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  Protovestiarios Leo trying to win over the army of Bardas Skleros

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  Andronikos IV Palaiologos

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  John III Doukas Vatatzes

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  John IV Laskaris

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  Theodore I Laskaris

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  Constantine Doukas escapes from Arab captivity

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  Coronation of Constantine VII in 913

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  Constantine XI Palaiologos, from the Histories of Zonaras

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  Clash between the armies of Bardas Skleros and Bardas Phokas, 978/979

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  Martyrdom of Euthymius, the iconodule bishop of Sardeis

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  Fall of Antioch to the Byzantines, 969

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  Emperor Theophilus visits Blachernae

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  Notitia Dignitatum - Quaestor sacri palatii

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  Notitia Dignitatum - Primicerius notariorum

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  Notitia Dignitatum - Castrensis sacri palatii

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  Sebastokrator Constantine Palaiologos and Eirene

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  Emperor Theophilos and his court, Skylitzes Chronicle

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  Arab embassy surrenders the Image of Edessa to the Byzantines, 944

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  The Byzantine navy defeats the Rus' attack on Constantinople, 941

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  Sack of Thessalonica by the Saracens, 904

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  The "Bamberger Gunthertuch", depicting the triumph of Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes

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  Byzantine emperor Alexios V Doukas Mourtzouphlos

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  The Saracen fleet sails toward the conquest of Crete in the mid-820s (from the Madrid Skylitzes)

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  The Byzantines under Nikephoros Phokas reconquer Crete in 961 (from the Madrid Skylitzes)

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  Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos

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  Byzantine statesman Alexios Apokaukos

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  Goths battle the Byzantines in Italy

Greco-Turkish War of 1897

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  Colonel Timoleon Vassos and son, Crete 1897

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  Greek irregulars, 1897

Balkan Wars

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  Assasination of George I of Greece, 1913

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  Funeral of George I of Greece

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  Greek GHQ at Hadji-Beylik, 1913

Principality of Samos

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Greece in World War I

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  Admiral P. Kountouriotis, El. Venizelos and General Pan. Danglis, 1916

Ottoman stuff

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Other historical images uploaded

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  King Constantine I of Greece

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  Goudi coup lithograph

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  Greek artillery, 1910

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  Richard Church

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  Princes Andrew, Constantine and Nicholas of Greece

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  Crown Prince Constantine of Greece in the 1890s

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  Greek Army artillery and cadet uniforms, ca. 1880

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  Greek Navy uniforms, ca. 1890-1910

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  Greek Army change of guard, ca. 1900

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  Greek Army Train Corps uniforms

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  Greek Army medical corps uniforms, ca. 1900

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  Greek National Guard uniforms, 1863

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  Greek Army uniforms overview, 1833-1851

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  Nikolaos Pierrakos Mavromichalis

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  Dimitrios Kallergis in 1865, by Disdéri

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  General Chatzipetros in 1855

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  Sofoklis Dousmanis

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  Illustration by Le Petit Journal on the 1908 Bosnian Crisis

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  "General Winter". Illustration by Le Petit Journal

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  Illustration by Le Petit Journal on the silver jubilee of George I of Greece and Queen Olga

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  Greek cavalrymen during the early part of King Otto's reign (by Richard Knötel)

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  Greek infantry during the early part of King Otto's reign (by Richard Knötel)

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  Uniforms of the Greek Army, 1850s

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  The port of Piraeus in the 1830s. By Ludwig Köllnberger

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  The port town of Chalkis in the 1830s. By Ludwig Köllnberger

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  The entry of King Otto of Greece in Athens, 1833 (painting by Peter von Hess)

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  Greek artillerymen during the early part of King Otto's reign (by Richard Knötel)

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  General Theodoros Pangalos