History of Modern Greece
The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, to the modern day. We are a father and son team. We are not historians, but we are hardcore fans of history. We embarked on a mission to understand exactly how the Ancient Greek civilization transformed into the modern nation we see today. To prepare ourselves for the journey we purchased dozens of textbooks, watched numberless documentaries, and listened to as many historical podcasts as we could find. Come and join us on our journey to discover the History of Modern Greece.
History of Modern Greece
021 - Nephew of Alexander the Great
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Daniel
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Season 1
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Episode 21
Alexander the Great's Mother, Olympia, had a cousin. Olympia's Cousin had a child named... Pyrrhus, and when this young man grew up, he took up the torch of his ancestors and began conquering his neighbors. He is known to history as Pyrrhus of Epirus and also the Last Diadochi. Only this young Macedonian took his army in a different direction. Instead of conquering other Greeks, he set his eyes West... to the Italian Peninsula.
The History of Modern Greece covers the events of the Greek People from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, all the way through to the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922.
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