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Lord Byron ‘First to Raise Issue of Looted Parthenon Sculptures’

Greek Reporter 20 Apr 2024
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi in 1824 ... the 200-year anniversary of the death of the famous romantic British poet at Missolonghi during his participation in the Greek War of Independence.
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April 10: Greece Honors Heroic Exodus of Missolonghi

Greek Reporter 10 Apr 2024
Detail from “The Exodus from Missolonghi” (1853) – Theodoros Vryzakis ... 10,000 Greeks inside Missolonghi ... Missolonghi under siege ... Second phase of siege of Missolonghi ... Missolonghi was now without food.
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The American Slave Who Fought in the Greek War of Independence

Greek Reporter 25 Mar 2024
He participates in naval battles and the famous Siege of Missolonghi ... Jarvis’ account places Williams with Lord Byron, the famous British philhellene aristocrat who fought at the Battle of Missolonghi before passing away soon afterward.
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ELENI STAIKOU: The fascinating story of avoiding Turkish sex slavery by mutilating eyeball

Greek City Times 12 Feb 2024
The vest of Eleni Staikou, who has a most fascinating story, dominates a prominent position in Exodus Museum of Missolonghi ... The siege of Missolonghi also inspired Gioacchino Rossini’s opera Le siège de Corinthe.
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Behind the Art: The story behind Delacroix's 'Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi' and its historical ties to the Greek War of Independence

Indian Express 13 Aug 2023
Titled 'Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi,' the painting was a strong response to the tragic events that unfolded during the Greek War of Independence ... Delacroix's interest in the Missolonghi exodus extended beyond his admiration for the Greek cause.
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Jammu and Kashmir Police and officals of Revenue department destroys illegally cultivated Poppy on a patch of land at Parigam 35 kms in south kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday 19, May 2016.The jammu and kashmir Police has identified several hectares of land in Kashmir villages that will be destroyed over a month tenure. A kilogram of such poppy husk sells for $ 16 - 25 (1000-1500 INR) in the local markets and the cultivation of poppy is banned under state law. Opium cultivation in Kashmir has shown significant increase over the past few years according to Excise and Taxation officials. Large stacks of land are coming under the cultivation with derivatives mostly landing with drug and narcotic suppliers across India. Every year government officials clear such plantation.
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