Georgios Tsontos/ Captain Vardas
Bust of the Cretan fighter of the Macedonian Struggle, Georgios Tsontos/ Captain Vardas
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1956 Created.
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
It is a marble bust of Captain Vardas on a marble base, a work of the distinguished sculptor Aliki Hatzis, and he is depicted strict, wearing a military uniform and a hat.
What I can't see
Georgios Tsontos (nickname: Captain Vardas) was a Cretan soldier and Macedonian fighter during the Balkan Wars. He was pro-royalist and fierce opponent of Venizelos. He was an officer in the Greek army and a Member of Parliament for Florina and Kastoria.
Info
- Address: Dikastirion Sq.
Bibliography
Digital Glyptotheque, (2020), Καπετάν Βάρδας, Θεσσαλονίκη, [Captain Vardas, Thessaloniki], University of Ioannina
https://www.digitalglyptotheque.gr/greece_exhibits/%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD-%CE%B2%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7/
Last visit 6/8/2024
General State Archive- Central Service, Αρχείο Γεωργίου Τσόντου Βάρδα (Κ59α), [Georgios Tsontos Vardas Archive- K59a]
https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/59
Last visit 6/8/2024
https://www.digitalglyptotheque.gr/greece_exhibits/%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD-%CE%B2%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7/
Last visit 6/8/2024
General State Archive- Central Service, Αρχείο Γεωργίου Τσόντου Βάρδα (Κ59α), [Georgios Tsontos Vardas Archive- K59a]
https://greekarchivesinventory.gak.gr/index.php/59
Last visit 6/8/2024
