Babylas was a Syrian patriarch of Antioch (237–253), who died in prison during the Decian persecution. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine rite his feast day is September 4, in the Roman Rite, January 24. He has the distinction of being the first saint recorded as having had his remains moved or "translated" for religious purposes; a practice that was to become extremely common in later centuries.
Aris Thessaloniki Baseball Club is a baseball club based in Thessaloniki, Greece; it is owned by one of the biggest sports clubs in Greece, Aris Thessaloniki. The club was established in 2002 and is the only major baseball club in Macedonia and one of the most important in Greece.
Demetrios Kydones, latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius, was a Byzantine Catholic theologian, translator, author and statesman. He served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos.
Panserraikos Football Club, the All-Serres Football Club, is a Greek football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos had a near-continuous presence in the First Division in the 1960s and 70s. The club currently play in Super League Greece, the top tier of Greek football.
The Cretan State was established in 1898, following the intervention by the Great Powers on the island of Crete. In 1897, the Cretan Revolt led the Ottoman Empire to declare war on Greece, which led the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Russia to intervene on the grounds that the Ottoman Empire could no longer maintain control. It was the prelude to the island's final annexation to the Kingdom of Greece, which occurred de facto in 1908 and de jure in 1913 after the First Balkan War.
Thomas Oikonomou was a Greek actor and one of the first modern Greek directors.
The Cyprus Naval Command is the armed sea wing of the Cyprus National Guard. The Cypriot Navy has the primary mission of defending the maritime borders of the Republic of Cyprus, but is currently unable to access the waters around Northern Cyprus, which have been controlled by the Turkish Navy since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. This force does not possess any capital ships or other major warships, but is equipped with patrol boats, landing craft, surface-to-surface missile systems and integrated radar systems, as well as SEALs-type naval underwater demolitions units.
Lazanias is a village in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, located southwest of Gourri.
Pavlos Dermitzakis is a Greek professional football manager and former player.
Vangelis Platellas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nea Ionia football club.
Theodora (Nora) Drakou is a Greek competitive swimmer, competing for Panathinaikos.
Line 4 of the Athens Metro is a future line that will run from Alsos Veikou to Goudi. Construction of the line started in mid to late-2021 and is scheduled to be completed in 2030.
Leianokladi railway station is a railway station situated between Lamia and Leianokladi in Phthiotis, Greece. The station opened on 8 March 1904 It is situated at the junction of the main Athens-Thessaloniki line with the branch line to Lamia and Stylida. It is served by intercity trains between Athens and Thessaloniki and by local trains to Stylida.
The Democratic Union or Democratic Union Party was a political party in Greece, founded by the prominent liberal and republican politician Alexandros Papanastasiou.
Marios Demetriou is a Cypriot professional football who plays as a right back for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.
Christos Arianoutsos is a Greek footballer who plays for A.E. Parou as a midfielder.
Konstantinos Papazoglou is a Greek professional basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach for Löwen Braunschweig of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He graduated from Aristotelian University's Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in 2005, majoring in basketball coaching.
Patras railway station is a railway station in Patras in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece. The station is located in the center of the city, beside the north port on Piraeus–Patras line and Patras–Kyparissia line and is severed by both Proastiakos Patras Services. Pending the completion of the Athens Airport–Patras railway, it is also the starting point of TrainOSE bus lines to Aigio, Diakopto and Kiato, where connecting train services to Athens Airport and Piraeus are available. Diakopto is also the terminus of the unique rack railway to Kalavryta.
Dimitrios Gkaras is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for A.E. Alexandria(Gamma Ethniki). He was born in Veria on March 23,2001 and grew up in Alexandreia Imathia. Also, he studies Philosophy, in University of Ioannina. Before starting his senior career as a footballer, he was a Handball player too.
Giorgos Famelis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as midfielder.
