Justinian I (A.D. 482-565) was an Emperor of the Byzantium. He carried out victorious military operations and he implemented important legislative work and administrative reforms. During his reign, the church of Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople. There is another Byzantine Emperor by the same name, Justinian II (A.D. 669-711 ).
The Isaurian was a dynasty of Byzantine Emperors (A.D. 8th-9th century), founded by Leo III. They carried out victorious wars. Their territory was divided into Themes and legislation was reformed, but the state was divided due to Iconoclasm.
Theseus was a renowned mythical hero of ancient Athens. His most famous legend was the slaying of the Minotaur.
Georgios Theocharis was born in Kastoria in 1758 and died in Leipzig, Germany in 1843. He was a merchant and he was a militant and close associate of Rigas Feraios. He was the first Consul of the Kingdom of Greece in Saxony. No street was identified by the name Theochari Mar. on the website :
Euxine Pontos is the name of the inland sea between SE Europe and the northern coasts of Minor Asia. It is broadly known as the Black Sea. Hellenism on the coast of the Black Sea was notably prosperous.
Hesperides, according to Greek Mythology, were Nymphs. They guarded the golden apples that Hercules stole from them in one of his Labours.
Isaiah was an Israelite prophet. He lived in the 8th century B.C. and he wrote the homonymous book of the Bible. He is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on the 9th of May. Isaiah was also the name of a Patriarch of Constantinople (1323-1334). He was born in Epirus and before he became Patriarch, he
Lazos Exarchos was a member of a great Armatoloi family, active before as well as during the Revolution of 1821.
Herodes Atticus (A.D. 100-178) was a great orator and sophist. In A.D. 143 he was appointed Consul at Rome and he funded a number of building projects in Athens and elsewhere. Among others, he funded the construction of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Panathenaic Stadium.
Athanasios Exadaktylos (1869-1936) was an army officer, who served as an agent in the General Consulate in Thessaloniki and played an important role in the Macedonian Struggle. He also took part to the War of 1897 and the Balkan Wars.
