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The Ottomans slaughtered some 10,000 during the Chios massacre: Online Lecture
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The 1822 massacre of Chios by the Ottomans and the historical emigration from the island will be presented via on online lecture by Mr. Yianni Cartledge on Thursday 22 July, at 7.00pm, as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne.
During Greece’s fight for independence from the Ottoman Turks, some 100,000 Chiots were either killed, enslaved or displaced. Scholars of the Greek War of Independence have previously acknowledged the massacre was a pivotal moment in the war, although few have elaborated significantly on its long-term outcomes.
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23 February 2021 12:32pm
The second in the two-part online lecture, entitled,
The Greek War of Independence (1821-32): Between History and “mythistory” Part 2 by Yianni Carteledge, will be held online on Thursday, 25 February.
The lecture, presented in collaboration with the National Union of Greek Australian Students (NUGAS), is part of the Greek Community of Melbourne’s online seminars on Greek history and culture.
In the second instalment, Dr Cartledge will focus on the War of Independence itself, including the massacres, the civil war, the Egyptian invasion and the naval Battle of Navarino.
Dr Cartledge will also look at the aftermath of the war and its modern legacy.
Historian, Yianni Cartledge will present a lecture on the Greek War of Independence – He will explore a diverse range of perspectives, ideas and meanings, hoping to build a constructive discussion about the War of Independence, on its 200th anniversary Yianni Cartledge has a passion for Greek, Ottoman, British and Australian histories, as well as migration and diaspora histories, which he explores in his current thesis titled ‘Aegean Islander Migration to the United Kingdom and Australia, 1815-1945’. Photo: Supplied
8 February 2021 6:15pm
A two-part lecture titled “Greek War of Independence (1821-1832): Between history and ‘mythistory” will be presented this month, by historian, Yianni Cartledge, as part of the seminars on Greek history and culture offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne, in collaboration with the National Union of Greek-Australian Students (NUGAS).