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The Birth of a Nation-State
Trailer: The Birth of a Nation-State
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Dimitra Matsantoni, Alexandros Hrysanthopoulos
Studio: Cosmote TV
Country: Greece
Runtime: 50:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Dec 24, 2020
Last Air date: Mar 25, 2021
Episode: 14 Episode
Season: 1 Season

The Birth of a Nation-State Season 1

Towards the Fall of Constantinople
1071. In Manzikert, part of modern Turkey, a new Muslim dynasty, the Seljuks, manages to dominate in a battle against the Byzantines - a historical...

Sacred War
Following a 53-day siege, Constantinople falls into the hands of the Ottomans on March 29, 1453. With the capital of the Byzantine Empire now taken,...

Administration and Economy in Ottoman Greece
In order to fill up the empire’s treasure chests after conquering new territories, Ottomans imposed heavy taxes to their non-Muslim subjects....

Education and the Role of the Church
Under the Ottoman rule, a long period of intellectual darkness began in Greece. With almost all educated people and scientists having fled to Europe,...

Language and Culture
With intellectuals away from Greece, Church took on the role of the watchful guardian of the Greek language. But equally important for the spreading...

Everyday Life in Ottoman Greece
Before the Revolution of 1821, Greece’s population was a mosaic of people of different religions. Amid the extremely difficult life conditions...

Pre-Revolutionary Movements
Since the fall of Constantinople, Greeks staged 123 smaller or bigger revolutions, which were usually instigated by the great European powers. All of...

Intellectuals’ Struggle & the Greek Diaspora
With their modern ideas and activities, Greek intellectuals and expatriates prepared the ground for the burst of the Revolution in 1821. Two of the...

The Way to Revolution
Beside Greek intellectuals, crucial role to the preparation of the Revolution played the numerous secret organizations, with Filiki Eteria being the...

The Greek Revolution (Part 1)
On February 24, 1821, Alexandros Ipsilantis, who has taken on the leadership of Filiki Eteria after Kapodistrias’ refusal, declares the...

The Greek Revolution (Part 2)
Conflicts over power and the management of British loans gave rise to civil wars between rebelled Greeks. Finally, the victories of Kolokotronis and...

Sea and Revolution
The fact that the Revolution of 1821 was the only one to have employed the navy was the key to its success. Hydra, Spetses and Psara led the war at...

Free Greece and Kapodistias
In a very short time period, Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of Greece, managed to create a state from scratch. But, his conflict with the...

From Kapodistrias’ Murder to King Otto
The period of anarchy that followed Kapodistrias’ murder destroyed almost everything he had created. To fill his gap, the Great Powers chose...

Greek Island Odyssey (2020)
Historian Bettany Hughes has embarked on an epic, personal journey. Inspired by Homer's The Odyssey, she will sail the unpredictable Mediterranean...

The Greeks (2016)
National Geographic's landmark event series, The Greeks, brings together historians, archaeologists, actors, athletes, scientists and artists to...

In the Eye of the Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis (2022)
In the Eye of the Storm is a six-part documentary series about one of the foremost intellectuals and political figures of our age, Yanis Varoufakis....

Couples That Made History (2020)
Discover the lives of nine memorable couples, whose relationships were directly, indirectly or unexpectedly involved in Greek history. Along with...