TIMOLEONTOS
Timoleon was born in Corinth and he was a politician and General of the 4th century B.C. He took military action in Sicily against Carthage and he contributed in the reconstruction of Syracuse. He died in Sicily.
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IOANNI PRASAKAKI
Ioannis Prasakakis (1792 – 1884) was a physician and offered his services in the struggle for independence. In Thessaloniki he participated in the treatment of a cholera epidemic that affected the city and contributed to the construction and operation of Theagenio Hospital. He left with his will significant amounts in educational institutions and schools of
TRIPOLEOS
Tripoli is a city in the Peloponnese. Its location was of major strategic importance during the military operations of the Revolution of 1821. Its siege in 1821 and its destruction a few years later by IIbrahim Pasha are two very important events. Earlier, it was called Tripolitsa.
TOSITSA
The Tositsa family was from Metsovo and several of its members have been recognised as national benefactors. Michael Tositsas (or Tositzas or Dositzas) was born in 1787 in Metsovo and died in 1856 in Athens. In 1820 he went to Alexandria, Egypt, where he made a fortune. During the Revolution of 1821, he bought the
TILOU
Tilos is an island of the Dodecanese. In its long history, it suffered many conquerors, raids and destructions. From 1912, it was under the Italian rule. It joined the Greek state in 1948.
TELEMACHOU
Telemachus, according to mythology and the Homeric epics, was the son of Odysseus (Ulysses) and Penelope. Often, the first four books of Odyssey are called Telemachy, because they describe the journey of Telemachus in search of Odysseus.
TZOVAROPOULOU GOETHE
Giorgos or Goethe, as he was usually called, Tzovaropoulos was born in 1882 in Kavakli of Eastern Rumelia and died in 1949 in Thessaloniki. He was a teacher, he actively participated in the Macedonian Struggle and he was the founder of the “Pavlos Melas” Macedonian Fighters’ Club. He was involved in politics, he was elected
MARGARITI DIMITRI
Margaritis Dimitrios (1804 – 1833) was a militant of 1821 from Psarra, but his family was of Epirus origin. He joined the ships at the age of 17 and fought until 1826, in Kio, Eresos and elsewhere. After the liberation of Greece he studied law in France and served as a consular and diplomatic officer.
TERPSICHORIS
Terpsichore, according to Greek mythology, was one of the nine Muses. She was the goddess of lyrical poetry, songs and the chorus.
TERTSETI GEOR.
Georgios Tertsetis (1800-1874) was a poet, author and jurist from Zakynthos. He was a member of Filiki Eteria and he took part to the Revolution of 1821. He participated as a judge to the trial of Theodoros Kolokotronis and other militants and along with Anastasios Polyzoidis, he refused to countersign their death sentence. He was
