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The Birth of a Nation-State

The Birth of a Nation-State

0.0 IMDb tt13742702 2020 Documentary

Working for their master’s dissertation, two history students investigate life in Ottoman Greece. A docudrama series that presents the course of Hellenism over the four centuries of Ottoman rule.

Cast

Dimitra Matsantoni
Alexandros Hrysanthopoulos

Episodes 14

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Towards the Fall of Constantinople 50m 1071. In Manzikert, part of modern Turkey, a new Muslim dynasty, the Seljuks, manages to dominate in a…
2
Sacred War 50m Following a 53-day siege, Constantinople falls into the hands of the Ottomans on March 29, 1453. With the…
3
Administration and Economy in Ottoman Greece 50m In order to fill up the empire’s treasure chests after conquering new territories, Ottomans imposed heavy taxes to…
4
Education and the Role of the Church 50m Under the Ottoman rule, a long period of intellectual darkness began in Greece. With almost all educated people…
5
Language and Culture 50m With intellectuals away from Greece, Church took on the role of the watchful guardian of the Greek language.…
6
Everyday Life in Ottoman Greece 50m Before the Revolution of 1821, Greece’s population was a mosaic of people of different religions. Amid the extremely…
7
Pre-Revolutionary Movements 50m Since the fall of Constantinople, Greeks staged 123 smaller or bigger revolutions, which were usually instigated by the…
8
Intellectuals’ Struggle & the Greek Diaspora 50m With their modern ideas and activities, Greek intellectuals and expatriates prepared the ground for the burst of the…
9
The Way to Revolution 50m Beside Greek intellectuals, crucial role to the preparation of the Revolution played the numerous secret organizations, with Filiki…
10
The Greek Revolution (Part 1) 50m On February 24, 1821, Alexandros Ipsilantis, who has taken on the leadership of Filiki Eteria after Kapodistrias’ refusal,…
11
The Greek Revolution (Part 2) 50m Conflicts over power and the management of British loans gave rise to civil wars between rebelled Greeks. Finally,…
12
Sea and Revolution 50m The fact that the Revolution of 1821 was the only one to have employed the navy was the…
13
Free Greece and Kapodistias 50m In a very short time period, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of Greece, managed to create a state…
14
From Kapodistrias’ Murder to King Otto 50m The period of anarchy that followed Kapodistrias’ murder destroyed almost everything he had created. To fill his gap,…