The Vlastos family, also spelled Vlasto is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family of Byzantine origin, whose members played important political role in the history of Greece.
The Vlastos family, also spelled Vlasto is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family of Byzantine origin, whose members played important political role in the history of Greece.
Air or Wind is one of the four classical elements along with water, earth and fire in ancient Greek philosophy and in Western alchemy.
Zeno of Elea was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He was a student of Parmenides and one of the Eleatics. Born in Elea, Zeno defended his instructor's belief in monism, the idea that only one single entity exists that makes up all of reality. He rejected the existence of space, time, and motion. To disprove these concepts, he developed a series of paradoxes to demonstrate why these are impossible. Though his original writings are lost, subsequent descriptions by Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes Laertius, and Simplicius of Cilicia have allowed study of his ideas.
Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of Johnston, a habitational name.
Gregory Vlastos was a preeminent scholar of ancient philosophy, and author of many works on Plato and Socrates. He transformed the analysis of classical philosophy by applying techniques of modern analytic philosophy to restate and evaluate the views of Socrates and Plato.
Ferraris is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pavlopoulos is a Greek surname, which means son of Paul. The female version of the name is Pavlopoulou. Notable examples include:
Petrou is a Greek surname. People with this surname include:
Aleuas or Alevas can refer to more than one person from ancient Greek myth and history:
Chris J. Vlasto is Senior Executive Producer of Investigations at ABC-TV News. He is also Co-host of "The Investigation" podcast. He was executive producer of Good Morning America. Prior to that, he was a senior producer at ABC News 20/20 and senior producer of the Law and Justice unit. Before that he was a senior Broadcast Producer of Good Morning America where he won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program. He is the son of James Vlasto, former Press Secretary to the New York Governor Hugh Carey and his half brother, Josh Vlasto is currently the Deputy Communications Director to Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The Atlantis was the first successful Greek language daily newspaper published in the United States. The newspaper was founded in 1894 by Solon J. and Demetrius J. Vlasto, descendants of the Greek noble family, Vlasto. The paper was headed by a member of the Vlasto family until it closed in 1973. Published in New York City, it had a national circulation and influence. Atlantis supported the royalist faction in Greek politics until the mid-1960s. Atlantis editorial themes included naturalization, war relief, Greek-American business interests, and Greek religious unity.
Cretan Revolt may refer to one of the following uprisings in Crete:
Zervos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vlasto is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adamyan or Adamian is an Armenian surname derived from the given name Adam. The Western Armenian equivalent is Atamian (Ադամեան). Notable people with the surname include:
Kostia Vlastos was a Greek of the diaspora, scion of a family of bankers.
Alexis Peter Vlasto was a British historian and philologist, specialising in Slavonic studies.
Diddie is a nickname. Notable people with the nickname include:
Dimitrius Solon "James" Vlasto was an American editor, political public relations consultant and public servant who served in federal, New York state and city senior government positions.
The Conspiracy of Sifis Vlastos was a fifteenth-century planned rebellion against the Republic of Venice in the overseas colony of Crete, named after its chief instigator. Vlastos and his collaborators were betrayed to the Venetian authorities, who swiftly arrested and executed them in 1454. A smaller, follow-on plan for an intended uprising against Venice was dismantled in 1462.