Georgakis Olympios
Bust of Georgakis Olympios, figure of the Greek Revolution.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1933 Placed.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
Georgakis Olympios is depicted as strict and proud, wearing traditional costume. The bust is bronze, a work by Efthymios Kalevras, and is placed on a marble base. It is part of the group of works with heroes of the Greek War of Independence, by the same artist, in the same square.
What I can't see
Georgakis Olympios, originally from Thessaly, was the chieftain of the armed forces of the Danubian Principalities and a member of the Filiki Eteria (Friendly Society). These principalities were the regions of Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania, i.e. mainly present-day Romania and Moldova. These regions, although under Ottoman rule, were also under Russia’s protection. Many Greek-speaking people from the Ottoman Empire took refuge there, the Greek Enlightenment developed to a great extent, a large part of the local population was Hellenized and the Filiki Eteria was founded, which played a leading role in the beginning and development of the Greek Revolution. Georgakis Olympios was blown up in the Monastery of Sekos in Moldavia during the revolution.
Info
- Address: Tsimiski & Theotoka St.
Bibliography
Papageorgiou S., (2002), Πρώτο έτος της ελευθερίας, από τις Παρίστριες ηγεμονίες στην Επίδαυρο, [First year of freedom, from the Paristriοns principalities to Epidaurus], in Ιστορία του νέου ελληνισμού, 1770-2000, [History of modern Hellenism], Ellinika Grammata, v.3, p.p. 53- 70
