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Hello! Join us today as we continue our look at the life of Ioannis Metaxas, following his rocky climb to the top of the Greek political realm, where he will earn the title as the "Chief of All Greeks" and dictator of the 4th of August Regime.  Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really like what you hear become a member of the Diogenes's Lamp community, on our...

Happy to say welcome to what will be the first episode of this project. On this Episode Tom and Basil kick off what will be an entire segment, (its own mini-series really) on the Greek Civil War. To make sure you guys aren't entirely lost , we've put together 4 Primer Episodes, which will hopefully serve their purpose and get you in the mood for some lesser known topics of modern Greek h...

Hello again. Join us on today's Primer Part 2, as we navigate the fall out from the Asia Minor flop, and get a look at what the roaring twenties meant for Greece. We'll continue to work our way up to 1928, seeing all the signs of a well functioning and stable government along the way! Remember! ABC! Always. Be. Couping!  Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really lik...

Hey everyone! Join us as we continue to touch on the fall out from the Treaty of Lausanne, and talk about Venizelos's ambitious 4-year term and his attempts and stabilizing the chaos that was Greece in the 1920's.  Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you really like what you hear become a member of the Diogenes's Lamp community, on our patreon, and follow us on IG,...

Hello friends! Join us on the last part of our Primers, where we will also cover the last dying gasps of the Greek Republic in the mid 1930's, and a slew of deaths that will help catapult Ioannis Metaxas to the position of Prime Minister, and into the history books.  Ionian Vision, Michael Llewellyn-Smith Red Acropolis Black Terror, Andre Gerolymatos The Balkan Wars, Andre Gerolymatos Greek G...

Greetings! Today we're going to introduce you to Ioannis Metaxas. The man who will put the axe in the back of the Greek Republic, build up a quasi-fascist police state, and prepare his new state for the inevitable war barreling towards the Balkans. But first, lets learn more about this controversial figure in Greek modern history.  Please take a few seconds and leave a review, and if you real...