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46-723: He was the third child of Corfiote Nikolaos Andreas Theotokis. After graduating from the Ionian high school, he enrolled at the Law School of the Ionian University . In 1861 he received his law degree from the Ionian University with a scholarship and continued his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris . Upon his return to Corfu he worked as a lawyer. In 1879 he took part in the municipal elections and

92-480: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake south of the island caused no injuries, but damaged the local pier and a 13th-century monastery. Zakynthos lies in the eastern part of the Ionian sea, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of the Greek ( Peloponnese ) mainland. The island of Kefalonia lies 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the north. It is the southernmost of the main group of the Ionian islands (not counting distant Kythira ). Zakynthos

138-544: A force of about 1,000 heavy infantry, led by the Spartan admiral Cnemus , in an attack upon Zakynthos. Although the attackers managed to burn much of the surrounding countryside, the city itself refused to surrender and the attack ultimately failed. The Zakynthians are then enumerated among the autonomous allies of Athens in the disastrous Sicilian expedition . After the Peloponnesian War , Zakynthos seems to have passed under

184-443: A grammarian and satirist. Towards the end of the 18th century, the so-called Heptanese School of Literature developed, consisting mainly of lyrical and satirical poetry in the vein of Romanticism prevalent throughout Europe at the time. It also contributed to the development of modern Greek theatre. An important poet of this school was Zakynthian Dionysios Solomos ; another was Nikolaos Koutouzis , who also figures prominently in

230-685: A result a Greek-Norwegian educational collaboration is being established on the island. Science Park Zakynthos is a collaboration between the Technological Educational Institute of the Ionian Islands (TEI), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), and the Therianos Villas and Therianos Family Farm on Zakynthos. Among the most famous Zakynthians is the 19th-century poet Dionysios Solomos , whose statue adorns

276-448: Is about 40 kilometres (25 miles) long and 20 kilometres (12 miles) wide, and covers an area of 405.55 km (156.58 sq mi). Its coastline is approximately 123 km (76 mi) long. According to the 2011 census, the island has a population of 40,759. The highest point is Vrachionas , at 758 metres (2,487 feet). Zakynthos has the shape of an arrowhead , with the "tip" (Cape Skinari) pointing northwest. The western half of

322-491: Is considered by many to be a politician distinguished for his high ethics, calm demeanor and controlled temper, qualities not often found among politicians of his era. As a mayor of Corfu, Georgios Theotokis approved construction for the Municipal Theatre of Corfu in 1885. Ionian Academy The Ionian Academy ( Greek : Ιόνιος Ακαδημία ) was the first Greek academic institution established in modern times. It

368-588: The Odyssey , stating that its first inhabitants were the son of King Dardanos of Arcadia, called Zakynthos, and his men. Before being renamed Zakynthos, the island was said to have been called Hyrie. Zakynthos was then conquered by King Arkesios of Kefalonia , and then by Odysseus from Ithaca . Zakynthos participated in the Trojan War and is listed in the Homeric Catalogue of Ships which, if accurate, describes

414-682: The Ionian Islands , it receives sizeable amounts of precipitation during the winter while the summers are mostly hot and sunny. The average annual temperature stands at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) while humidity is fairly high throughout the year, even during the summer months. Famous landmarks include the Navagio beach , a cove on the northwest shore isolated by high cliffs and accessible only by boat. Numerous natural "blue caves" are cut into cliffs around Cape Skinari; they are accessible only by small boats, which are popular amongst tourists. Keri , on

460-746: The Pisans in 1099, it was captured by Margaritus of Brindisi in 1185, and thereafter formed part of the County Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos . A Latin bishopric was installed on the island, alongside the Orthodox one. By 1460, and during the reign of Mehmed II , the Ottoman Turks eventually controlled most of the Peloponnese with the exception of the remaining Venetian-controlled towns of Argos , Nafplio , Monemvassia , Methoni , and Koroni . After

506-680: The Slavic invasions of the 6th–7th centuries, as no Slavic names are attested on the island. During the middle Byzantine period (7th–12th centuries), Zakynthos belonged to the Theme of Cephallenia , and the local bishopric was likewise a suffragan of Cephallenia (and later of the Metropolis of Corinth ). In 880, the Aghlabids raided Zakynthos, but were defeated by the Byzantine navy under Nasar . Plundered by

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552-612: The United States of the Ionian Islands until the Union of the Ionian Islands with Greece in 1864. During the Axis occupation of Greece , Mayor Loukas Karrer and Bishop Chrysostomos Dimitriou refused German orders to turn in a list of the members of the town's Jewish community for deportation to the death camps. Instead they hid all (or most) of the town's Jewish people in rural villages. According to some sources, all 275 Jews of Zakynthos survived

598-533: The Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus ) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea . It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands , with an area of 405.55 km (156.6 sq mi), and a coastline 123 km (76 mi) in length. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos , is pre- Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology , the island was said to be named after Zacynthus ,

644-672: The École Polytechnique in Paris, France, in Italy and in England between 1820 and 1823, and became the director of the school of Mathematics at the academy. The academy gave Public courses in Sciences, Ethics and humanities, it offered subjects like, Physiology, Botany, political economy and Penal and Civil law. George Bowen was president of the Academy 1847-1851 and later first governor of Queensland. After

690-541: The Heptanese School of Painting. Others include Georgios Tertsetis (1800–1873), politician, poet, and historian. The 1998 novel 'Fugitive Pieces' by Canadian author Anne Michaels includes a section set on Zakynthos during the Nazi occupation. The young Jewish narrator, Jakob Beer, is hidden in a rural home. He notes that while he enjoyed the luxury of a room, 'thousands were stuffed into baking stoves, sewers, garbage bins. In

736-487: The Zakynthos town contains a small Venetian castle. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The seat of administration is Zakynthos , the main town of the island. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform , the regional unit Zakynthos was created out of the former prefecture Zakynthos ( Greek : Νομός Ζακύνθου ). The prefecture had

782-520: The citadel. It was afterwards restored to Philip V of Macedon. The Roman general Marcus Fulvius Nobilior finally conquered Zakynthos in 191 BC for Rome. In the Mithridatic War , it was attacked by Archelaus, the general of Mithridates, but he was repulsed. In 459, the island was plundered by the Vandals under Geiseric , who carried off 500 local aristocrats. Zakynthos appears to have been spared from

828-570: The collapse of the Hexamilion , which was supposed to act as a defense across the Isthmus of Corinth , and hence, protect the Peloponnese, Leonardo III Tocco made an agreement with Venice to accept 10,000 refugees from this region. Leonardo III Tocco and his realm were increasingly vulnerable to Ottoman Turkish attacks. These refugees consisted of Greeks, Arvanites , and some Venetian officials. Zakynthos

874-619: The condition of the Navy by promoting better training and establishing many naval academies and schools. Later Trikoupis appointed him Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Education. With the aid of professor Papamarkos, Theotokis prepared and submitted to Parliament progressive legislation for the improvement of education in Greece. However the legislation was never passed due to the opposition of Theodoros Diligiannis . From mid-1903 to 1909 Theotokis became three more times Prime Minister of Greece,

920-542: The crawlspaces of double ceilings, in stables, pigsties, chicken coops'. The narrative refers to Mayor Karrer and Archbishop Chrysostomos's refusal to collaborate with the Germans. The island is covered by a network of roads, particularly the flat eastern part, with main routes linking the capital with Volimes in the north, Keri in the south, and the Vassiliki peninsula in the west. The road between Volimes and Lithakia connects

966-531: The days leading to the disastrous Greco-Turkish War of 1897 , Theotokis did not oppose sending the Hellenic Army to Crete , that led to the outbreak of the war. The second mistake was Theotokis's refusal to mediate between King Constantine I of Greece and Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos during 1915–1916, a disagreement that eventually grew to become the National Schism . Georgios Theotokis, however,

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1012-632: The geopolitical situation in early Greece at some time between the Late Bronze Age and the eighth century BC. In the Odyssey , Homer mentions 20 nobles from Zakynthos among a total of 108 of Penelope's suitors. The Athenian military commander Tolmides concluded an alliance with Zakynthos during the First Peloponnesian War , sometime between 459 and 446 BC. In 430 BC, the Lacedaemonians led

1058-423: The island is a mountainous plateau and the southwest coast consists mostly of steep cliffs. The eastern half is a densely populated fertile plain with long sandy beaches, interrupted with several isolated hills, notably Bochali which overlooks the city and the peninsula of Vasilikos in the northeast. The peninsulas of Vassilikos to the north and Marathia to the south enclose the wide and shallow bay of Laganas on

1104-522: The island is the Rimada , a 16th-century romance in verse about Alexander the Great . Notable early writers include Tzanes Koroneos, author of Andragathemata of Bouas , a work of historical fiction; Nikolaos Loukanis , a 16th-century Renaissance humanist; Markos Defaranas (1503–1575), possibly the author of the Rimada ; Pachomios Roussanos (1508–1553), a scholar and theologian; and Antonio Catiforo (1685–1763),

1150-622: The island of Zante (Zakynthos) met the Earl of Guilford in 1825 in England and was given the position of professor of the academy's Medical School. Giovanni Carandino (Ioannis Karantinos), who had already learnt mathematics with Charles Dupin at the original Ionian Academy established by the French during their occupation of the Septinsular Republic (1807–1824), was sent by Lord Guilford to study at

1196-559: The island with dense vegetation. The principal agricultural products are olive oil , currants , grapes and citrus fruit. The Zante currant is a small sweet seedless grape that is native to the island. The Bay of Laganas is the site of the first National Marine Park and the prime nesting area for loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta ) in the Mediterranean. Zakynthos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Csa ) with hot, dry summers and mild to cool, rainy winters. Like most of

1242-524: The main port there is a connection to the port of Kyllini , which is the usual place of arrival to the island by sea from the mainland. From the port of Agios Nikolaos there is a connection to the island of Kefalonia . Ionian University 's Department of Environment has been located on Zakynthos since 2003. It has developed laboratory and field station infrastructures in Zakynthos and the Strofades islets . Freshwater resources on Zakynthos are limited, and as

1288-542: The main town square. The Italian poet Ugo Foscolo was born in Zakynthos: he wrote the sonnet " A Zacinto " dedicated to the island. The famous Renaissance surgeon and anatomist Andreas Vesalius died on Zakynthos after being shipwrecked while making a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. His body is thought to have been buried on the island but the site has been lost. Early 19th-century poet and playwright Elizabeth Moutzan-Martinegou

1334-512: The port of Kyllini on the mainland. Another ferry connects the village of Agios Nikolaos to Argostoli on Kefalonia. Minor uninhabited islands around Zakynthos included in the municipality and regional unit are: Marathonisi, Pelouzo, Agios Sostis in the Laganas bay, Agios Nikolaos near the eponymous harbor on the northern tip, and Agios Ioannis near Porto Vromi on the western coast. The mild Mediterranean climate and plentiful winter rainfall endow

1380-493: The rural population's growth rate is higher than that of the urban population in Zakynthos. Out of the 507 births, 141 were in urban areas and 366 were in rural areas. Out of the 407 deaths, 124 were in urban areas and 283 were in rural areas. Since Zakynthos was under the rule of the Venetian Republic, it had closer contact with Western literary trends than other areas inhabited by Greek people. An early literary work from

1426-406: The same territory as the present regional unit. In the same reform, the current municipality Zakynthos was created out of the six former municipalities: In 2006, there were 507 births and 407 deaths. Zakynthos is one of the regions with the highest population growth in Greece. It is also one of the only three prefectures (out of 54) in which the rural population has a positive growth rate. In fact,

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1472-608: The son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus . Zakynthos is a tourist destination, especially amongst British tourists, with an international airport served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the Venetians , who ruled Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797. The ancient Greek poet Homer mentioned Zakynthos in the Iliad and

1518-462: The south of the island, is a mountain village with a lighthouse. The whole western shore from Keri to Skinari contains rock formations including arches. Northern and eastern shores feature numerous wide sandy beaches, some of which attract tourists in summer months. The largest resort is Laganas . Marathonissi islet (also known as "Turtle Island") near Limni Keriou has tropical vegetation, turquoise waters, beaches, and sea caves. Bochali hill above

1564-452: The southeast part of the island. The capital, which has the same name as the prefecture, is the town of Zakynthos . It lies on the eastern part of the northern coast. Apart from the official name, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town, a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town). The port of Zakynthos has a ferry connecting to

1610-506: The supremacy of Sparta because in 374 BC, Timotheus, an Athenian commander, on his return from Kerkyra, landed some Zakynthian exiles on the island and assisted them in establishing a fortified post. These exiles must have belonged to the anti-Spartan party as the Zakynthian rulers applied for help to the Spartans who sent a fleet of 25 to the island. The importance of this alliance for Athens

1656-624: The third time being the longest at the prime minister's post. Among his achievements are the organisation and strengthening of the army, including the adoption of modern khaki uniforms. He provided assistance for the Macedonian Struggle and is noted for his calm and deliberate foreign policy in the tense period just prior to the Balkan Wars (1912–1913). His grandson Georgios Rallis , who also became prime minister, has criticized him for two, in his opinion, important mistakes. Namely because in

1702-854: The union of the Ionian Islands to the Kingdom of Greece in 1864, the Ionian Academy was closed to support the newly established University of Athens . Parts of the staff moved to Athens and also the library was brought there. 39°37′15″N 19°55′24″E  /  39.62087°N 19.92341°E  / 39.62087; 19.92341 Zante Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos ; Greek : Ζάκυνθος , romanized :  Zákynthos [ˈzacinθos] ; Italian : Zacinto [dzaˈtʃinto] ) or Zante ( / ˈ z æ n t i / , US also / ˈ z ɑː n t eɪ / , Italian: [ˈdzante] ; Greek : Τζάντε , romanized :  Tzánte [ˈdza(n)de] ; from

1748-516: The war. Both were later recognized as Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem . In contrast, over 80% of Greek Jews were deported to death camps and murdered in the Holocaust . Zakynthos was hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on 12 August 1953 , destroying most of the buildings on the island. Subsequently, all buildings have been strengthened to protect against further tremors. On 26 October 2018,

1794-400: The western half of the island. The island has one airport, Zakynthos International Airport , on former GR-35, offering connecting flights with other Greek airports and numerous tourist charters. Opened in 1972, it is located 4.3 km (2.7 mi) from Zakynthos . Zakynthos also features two ports, the main port located in the capital, and another in the village of Agios Nikolaos . From

1840-547: Was also born there. The Museum of Solomos and Eminent Zakynthians , located on St Mark's plaza, includes local art from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as sculptures, musical instruments contemporary to the eminent Zakynthians, and ceramics. In particular, it features Dionysios Solomos and Andreas Kalvos . Since the mid-1980s, Zakynthos has become a hub for 18-to-30-year-old tourists, leading to Alykanas and Laganas (formerly quiet villages) becoming hotbeds of clubbing hotels, nightclubs, bars and restaurants. Zakynthos

1886-788: Was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1478 but conquered by the Republic of Venice in 1482. It remained in Venetian hands, as part of the Venetian Ionian Islands , until the Fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797. It then passed successively under French rule , became part of the autonomous Septinsular Republic in 1800, and returned to the French in 1807. Seized by the British in 1809, it formed part of

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1932-512: Was elected mayor with a percentage of 65%. In 1883 he was re-elected mayor only to leave in 1885 at the invitation of Charilaos Trikoupis , to become a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Trikoupis party. In May 1886 Trikoupis appointed him Minister for Naval Affairs . As a minister Theotokis ordered the battleships Spetsai , Hydra and Psara . He also improved drastically

1978-553: Was from 1824 to 1828. The second from 1844 to 1865 (when the Ionian islands united with Greece). Many of the physicians at the academy had followed the traditional path of studying in Italy, and in particular at the medical School of Bologna. Their scientific and educational activities in establishing the high level of the Medical School influenced the Greek medical science as a whole. In particular, George Therianos (Prof of General and Comparative Anatomy and Experimental Physics) from

2024-483: Was located in Corfu . It was established by the French during their administration of the island as the département of Corcyre , and became a university during the British administration, through the actions of Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford in 1824. It is also considered the precursor of the Ionian University . It had Philological, Law, and Medical Schools. The first period of existence of its Medical School

2070-413: Was that it provided them with a source of tar . Tar is a more effective protector of ship planking than pitch (which is made from pine trees ). The Athenian trireme fleet needed protection from rot, decay and the teredo , so this new source of tar was valuable to them. The tar was dredged up from the bottom of a lake (now known as Lake Keri ) using leafy myrtle branches tied to the ends of poles. It

2116-572: Was then collected in pots and could be carried to the beach and swabbed directly onto ship hulls . Alternatively, the tar could be shipped to the Athenian naval yard at Piraeus for storage. Philip V of Macedon seized Zakynthos in the early 3rd century BC, when it was a member of the Aetolian League. In 211 BC, the Roman praetor Marcus Valerius Laevinus took the city of Zakynthos with the exception of

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