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Why Byron’s a punchline in Britain – yet a god in Greece
Unique among the philhellenes who aided in the struggle for Greek independence, Byron even has a public ­statue in Athens in his honour ... I had bought as a joke: Lord Byron: The Supreme ...
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How the Greek War of Independence Inspired Philhellenes Around the World
The Greek War of Independence erupted into the the early nineteenth century as Europe was being shaken to its roots by riots in many nations.