The Ottoman period was the golden age of communalism. Thanks to it, Greeks managed to preserve their national coherence, which was based on the unwritten laws and customs forming the Greek consciousness.
Inspired by the European Enlightenment but with a clear Greek and Orthodox Christian orientation, the Modern Greek Enlightenment was fundamental in the rebirth of the Nation. Let’s look at its contribution!
The 18th century was a period of great development for Greek merchant shipping and craftsmanship. This accumulation of wealth and contact with European ideas played a crucial role in the burst of the Revolution.
For four centuries, the Greek communities of Europe contributed greatly to the social, economic and cultural development of the enslaved Greeks. There, the first intellectual centers of the Revolution were created.
Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Diakos... Emblematic figures of the Greek Revolution that, like many others, came out of the guts of 'kleftouria'. What was the role of klephts and armatoli in the struggle for freedom?
It was September 14, 1814, when three Greek tradesmen founded in Odessa the Filiki Eteria, the secret organization that, surpassing all obstacles, led the Greeks to the Revolution of 1821. A throwback to its history.