Florina is a city of Western Macedonia. Its residents actively participated in the Revolution of 1821 and the Macedonian Struggle. Nea Filiki Eteria was founded there in 1865. The city was one of the main focal points of the ethnic rivalries in the 19th and 20th century.
Phintias was a Pythagorean philosopher, similarly to his friend Damon, in Syracuse. Their names are the symbol of unbreakable friendship and the source of inspiration for many works of art, because Damon volunteered to die instead of his friend Phintias, who was accused by Tyrant Dionysius of Syracuse.
Philotas was the son of General Parmenion, Commander of the Companion Cavalry and comrade of Alexander the Great. Later, Alexander the Great ordered his execution with the accusation of conspiracy. It was also the name of a renowned Macedonian General, who after the death of Alexander the Great became the Satrap of Cilicia. Philotas is
Demetrius Phalereus was born in the early 17th century in Istanbul and he was a scholar. He was also a professor of greek at the University of Rome. This was also the surname of Grigorios Phalereus (1873-1937). He was an army officer who took part in the Macedonian Struggle as a chieftain by the nom-de-guerre
Dove (Peristeri in Greek) symbolises peace, innocence and purity. For Christianity, it is the symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Philip II (383 or 382-336 B.C.) was the King of Macedonia. he organised and expanded his kingdom and after the battle at Chaeronea, he imposed his reign in the rest of Greece as well. He carried out his first military campaign in Minor Asia. He was murdered and he was succeeded to the throne by
Phidias (around 495-around 415 B.C.) was a top Athenian sculptor, painter and architect. He made the bronze statue of Athena Promachos on the Acropolis, he decorated the Parthenon with his sculptures and he also designed the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Partnenon. At Olympia, he made the chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of
Photios Chrysanthopoulos or Photakos was a member of Filiki Eteria, militant of the Revolution of 1821 and adjutant to Theodoros Kolokotronis. He wrote the memoirs and biographies of several militants of the Revolution.
Phokaia was an ancient Greek city in Minor Asia. It was founded as an Ionian colony, during the first Greek colonism. As a nautical and trade power, the people of Phokaia founded other colonies in the Western Mediterranean Sea, such as Marseille and other on the Black Sea coast. In June 1914, its Greek residents
The street was named after the so-called Francomachalas (the neighbourhood of the Francs), that is the district that was inhabited by European, Catholic Christians. In the centre of the district, lies the catholic church of the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary.
