Konstantinos XI Palaiologos was born in 1405 and he was the last Byzantine Emperor (1449-1453). He fought heroically and he was killed fighting against the Ottoman troops during the Fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453.
Georgakis Olympios (1772-1821) was an armatolos at Livadi, Olympus and initiated in Filiki Eteria. He took part in the Serbian Revolution and the Revolution of Moldavia and Wallachia with Alexandros Ypsilantis, where he was killed fighting.
Theodoros Orfanidis was born in Smyrna in 1817 and died in Athens in 1886. He was a reputable botanist, professor and Dean at the University of Athens and member of the 2nd National Assembly. The famous Garden of Orfanidis, where he was cultivating plants of various species, was at the entrance of Zappeion. He was
Elias Oplopoios was born in Ortakoy of Adrianoupolis (Edirne) and he died in 1954 in Thessaloniki, where he settled in 1915. He studied Law at the University of Athens and he was a customs agent and President of the relevant Association. He was elected City Councillor of Thessaloniki and he had been President of the
Olympus is the highest mountain of Greece, in the borders of Macedonia with Thessaly. It is 2917 m high. In ancient times, according to mythology, it was the residence of the 12 Gods. During Turkish Rule, it was a lair and stronghold for klephts and armotoloi.
Diamantis Nikolaos Olympios (1790-1856) or Kapetan Diamantis was klepht – armatolos and militant of the Revolution of 1821 from Pieria. He took part in numerous battles. In 1844, he was appointed Senator by King Otto.
Archimidis Oikonomidis was born in Skopos, East Thrace. He worked for the rehabilitation of the refugees in Thessaloniki and he contributed in the construction of the first elementary school at 40 Ekklisies district of Thessaloniki.
On 26 October 1912 Thessaloniki was liberated. The protocol of surrender of the city was signed by Hasan Tahsin Pasha, Ioannis Metaxas and Victoras Dousmanis. That night, the first Greek soldiers entered the city. The 26th of October is the date when Saint Demetrius, the Patron Saint of Thessaloniki, is commemorated.
Urania was one of the nine Muses of the Greek mythology. She was a daughter of Jeus. She was the Muse of Astronomy and the celestial bodies. U
Georgios Modis was born in 1887 in Monastiri (Bitola) and died in 1975 in Thessaloniki. He was a politician and author. He took part to the Macedonian Struggle. He was elected MP in Florina and he was appointed, inter alia, Minister and Head of the Prefecture.
