Grigorios Zalykis was a scholar, author and diplomat. He was born in Thessaloniki in 1785 and died in 1827. In Paris, he founded the secret organisation called “Greek-speaking Hotel”. He fought for the liberation of Greece.
Peace (Eirene) is a humanitarian ideal, that is a prerequisite condition for the existence, preservation and development of moral and cultural values and the harmonious social co-existence free of violent conflicts. Eirene was also the name of a goddess of Greek mythology, daughter of Jeus and Themis and sister of Dike and Eunomia.
Edessa is a historic city of Central Macedonia, at the foot of Mt Vermio, with a continuous presence since the Ancient Times. It was founded by the Macedonian King Heraclid Caranus, who turned the city into the capital of his kingdom.
Via Egnatia was a historic commercial and military road constructed by the Romans, from 146 to 120 B.C. It connected Rome with its conquests in East.
Zagora is a village of Pelion. During the Turkish Occupation, it was very prosperous, being a commercial and artisanal centre. Rigas Feraios was educated at its School (Hellenomouseio)
Dragoumi is the surname of a renowned family of politicians and scholars, from Vogatsiko, Western Macedonia.
Filippos Dragoumis was born in 1890 and died in 1980. He was a jurist and politician. He fought in the Balkan Wars and he served the Diplomatic Corps.
Stefanos Dragoumis (1842-1923) was a jurist and politician. He was elected Prime Minister in 1910. He was one of the organisers of the Macedonian Struggle and author of several studies.
The Dodecanese are a group of large and small Greek Islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. Rhodes has been the area’s dominant island since antiquity.
Family of militants of the Revolution of 1821, from Doumbia, Halkidiki. The chief was Konstantinos Doumbiotis (1793-1848), member of Filiki Eteria.
