The Filiki Eteri The War Of Greek Independence

In early fifth century BC Greece, the Greeks consistently suffered from the threat of being conquered by the Persian Empire. Between the years 500-479 BC, the Greeks and the Persians fought two wars. Although the Persian power vastly surpassed the Greeks, the Greeks unexpectedly triumphed. In this Goliath versus David scenario, the Greeks as the underdog, defeated the Persians due to their heroic action, divine support, and Greek unity. The threat of the Persian Empire's expansion into Greece and the imminent possibility that they would lose their freedom and become subservient to the Persians, so horrified the Greeks that they united together and risked their lives in order to preserve the one thing they all shared in common, their

The greeks, between the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, fought for independence from the Ottoman impire. In 1821, when the Greeks revolted against Ottoman turk rule, the Concert of Europe was hardly invoked at all. The cries for freedom from that home of ancient democracy excited liberals throughout Europe, and early demonstration of the power of nationalist movements that would be repeated throughout the century. By 1827, British and French fleets intervened to support the Greek's outburst for freedom, with help from many of Europe's countries, greece finally gained independence in 1829. During their struggle for independence, there was a variety of views coming from people throughout Europe. Many European countries

Throughout the eighteenth to early nineteenth century, Greece was fighting for its independence from the Ottoman Turks, who had ruled the Balkan Peninsula since the fifteenth century. The Greek’s rebellion against the Ottomans attracted Western Europe who sympathized with their cause, and only with the help of British, French, and Russian forces was Greece able to reclaim their formal independence in 1830. Through writers, government figures, and other individual positions where the points of views comparable over the views of independence, for instance most of the writers wrote poems and letters in favor of Greek independence, government figures included insights from both the Turk side and Greek side, and finally a compilation of different

'The Athenians and their Allies' was an organisation led by the Athenians in the 5th century, but is now referred to as the 'Delian League' or the 'Confederacy of Athens.'

The rebellion of the Greeks whom of which were controlled by the Persians, and they attempted suppression of the rebellions.

2nd Peloponnesian War. Tyranny came to Athens with the armies of Alexander the Great. Though

The Ottoman Turks first ruled over Greece when it captured Constantinople and eventually the rest of Greece. This put Greece and a variety of other countries in their power. The Greeks wanted liberation from the Turks from the start and began having unsuccessful rebellions that eventually lead to the rebellion in the Peloponnese, where the war is said to have really begun. They were inspired by the successes of the French Revolution and felt responsible for the preservation and development of their culture. This bonded them together and made them feel nationalism. The Greek War of Independence was a successful liberal movement that achieved their goals and was revolutionary.

The colonies had the same form of government and religious traditions as the original metropolis. However, there were no political ties between the metropolis and the apoikia, resulting in political independence. In the 8th century B.C., when colonization first occurred, the locations of the colonies reflected the trading outposts on the coast of the land; the colonies were in those locations in order to secure and control the trade routes. Consequently, the Greeks frequently came into contact with other groups of people who would pass through these trades post, connecting them with other resources. As the Greeks expanded from the western direction, another power was expanding to the same place from the eastern direction. The Greek colonies located in Asia Minor were overtaken by the Persian Empire under the rule of King Darius. In the early 5th century B.C., the Ionian Greeks intended to revolt against the unwanted Persian rule. As they revolt against the Persians, they get help from Athens, “Once persuaded to accede to Aristagoras’ appeal, the Athenians passed a decree for the dispatch of twenty ships to Ionia…These ships were the beginning of evils for Greeks and barbarians” (Herodotus, 5.97). Because Athens helps her former colonies revolt against the tyrants appointed by Persia, Persia seeks revenge against Athens. The rapid colonization of the areas outside of mainland Greece, particularly to Asia Minor, created an inevitable conflict between the Greeks and the

The great debate in the 18th century over the independence of Greece caused a boisterous debate among differing nations. At the time, the Greeks were trying to free themselves from their Ottoman rule. After the uprising in 1821, thousands of Europeans joined on the side of the Greeks announcing their approval of their independence. Many posed their opinions. The views towards the conditions of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire differed between the Greek themselves, England, and the Turks.

For example, the Greeks were spurred by nationalistic feeling and rebelled against the Ottoman Turks in 1821. Revolution was opposed by the powerful European governments, but popular support for the Greeks grew throughout Europe. The Russians felt a connection to the Greek orthodox Christians who were ruled by Muslim Ottomans and educated Europeans and Americans loved and respected ancient Greek culture. This eventually leads to a combined British, French, and Russian fleet destroying the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Navarino in 1827. In 1830, Britain, France, and Russia signed a treaty ensuring and independent kingdom of Greece.

Both Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic contributed greatly to the development of the modern world, bringing into it the notions of democracy and republic. The evolution of these concepts took them to a level much higher than one present in Ancient Greece and Rome respectively. However, modern society continues to draw on somewhat idealized accounts of the ancient world for inspiration in improving today’s governing procedures.

The Ionian Revolt beginning in 499 BC was a series of military uprisings from the people of Ionia against the Persian Empire. Ancient Greek colonies that rebelled against the geographically enormous Persian Empire. During the archaic age (750 BC) a lot of Greek city states sent out expeditions to colonise the Mediterranean. The islands and coasts around the Aegean was one of the many places were Greeks settled, and this region became known as Ionia. Herodotus gives us the only Greek historical text about the Persian Wars, he implies that the Ionian revolt was mainly due to the overwhelming amount of anti-tyrannical feelings within the society. The Ionians were mainly helped in their initial movement by the Athenians and Eretrians (who really

Through the manuscripts of Herodotus, an ancient historian who hailed from the mountainous lands of Greece, modern day historians have been granted the ability to piece together the multitude of events that supposedly transpired during the years 480 and 479 BC between the Persian empire and the city-states of the classical Greece (Herodotus). The second Persian invasion of Greece, which took place in the previously mentioned years, was a part of the many series of battles and encounters that made up the Greco-Persian Wars. This invasion in particular, however, probably saw one of the most distinguished battles in ancient European warfare befall. As a whole, the second Persian invasion of Greece consisted of several battles that transpired within a close proximity of one another chronologically. The war itself was fairly short-lived, even for its time, lasting only the course of approximately one year. The battles themselves took place in Thermopylae, Artemisium, Salamis, Platae, and Mycale (Setzer). The Persian invasion forces were led by King Xerxes I of Persia, the son of Darius I of Persia. Prior to the reign of Xerxes I, King Darius I had wanted to take control of ancient Greece. As such, he ordered two campaigns which made up the first Persian invasion of Greece. Much to his hindrance, however, Darius I breathed his last breath before he was presented with the opportunity to carry out a second invasion.

In a relatively resource-poor region, a society rose from the access of foreign sources of raw materials and markets abroad. This society came to be known as one of the largest nations in Eurasia. The rise and fall of this great nation has to do with war-fare and the conflict between city-states. Their division led to the widespread of language and culture. This is the great story of Ancient Greece and how individualism changed the view Greece had on certain issues. (Bulliet 99) From 1000 B.C.E to 30 B.C.E, Ancient Greece’s view on individualism changed the political system Greece had, over time changed the way individuals thought and made important Intellectual changes, and gradually changed the Economic system such as bartering.

For centuries the Greek population was completely under the Ottoman rule. The Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France took sides with Greece during this fight as they felt close and connected with their culture. A nine year war was fought which eventually resulted in the Greeks gaining independence from the Turks. During this time, the Greeks had to maintain high morale and a strong disposition to be as successful as they were in the end. The circumstances they were under were difficult and harsh. Many people felt as though Greece deserved to break away from the Ottoman Empire, but some believed that the Turkish rule was not too