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Constantine Kanaris
... born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria ... was absent at Odessa. He returned to Psara in haste and was there when the ... of ships and the famed seamen of Psara, already known for their successful naval combats ... victories, the Egyptian fleet managed to capture Psara on June 21, 1824. A part of ... what is now Southern Greece. After the destruction of his home island, Constantine continued ...
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Chios Massacre
... Chios and the small nearby island of Psara. 50,0000 were enslaved and 23,000 ... The Greek word katastrofi – also meaning 'destruction' and 'ruin' – is usually used to ... never regained its commercial prominence after this destruction.
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List of massacres
... Date Name Deaths Location Comments 334 BC Destruction of Thebes ~6,000-8,000 Greece ... Massacre ~90,000 Ottoman Empire (Chios and Psara islands, now in Greece) Punitive expedition against ... 6 to 6.1 million Europe Systematic destruction of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and ...
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