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The Greek pankratiast caused his own death during the Olympic finals. Held by his unidentified opponent in a stranglehold and unable to free himself, Arrhichion kicked his opponent, causing him so much pain from a foot/ankle injury that the opponent made the sign of defeat to the umpires, but at the same time Arrhichion suffered a fatally ...
The Greek painter died of laughter while painting an elderly woman. [7] [16]: 105 Anacreon: c. 485 BC: The poet, known for works in celebration of wine, choked to death on a grape stone according to Pliny the Elder. [13] [14] [16]: 104 The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica suggests that "the story has an air of mythical adaptation to the poet's ...
Deaths Perpetrators Notes Constantinople massacre: April–July 1821 Occurred in Constantinople, but contemporary pogrom activities spread in parts of present-day Greece (Kos, Rhodes) [3] unknown Ottoman government Navarino massacre: 19 August 1821 Pylos: 3,000 Greek irregular forces Massacre of Samothrace: 1 September 1821 Samothrace: 1,000 [4 ...
Greek tragedy is widely believed to be an extension of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and theatre, and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome and the Renaissance. Tragic plots were most often based upon myths from the oral traditions of archaic epics. In tragic theatre, however, these narratives ...
He said it appears the crash was “mainly due to a tragic human error,” but did not elaborate. The train from Athens to Thessaloniki was carrying 350 passengers, many of them students returning ...
At least 36 people were killed and 85 injured after a passenger train in Greece collided with an oncoming freight train on Tuesday night. Officials said the incident took place near the city of ...
Drug-related deaths in Greece (1 C, 1 P) P. Deaths by person in Greece (5 P) Prisoners who died in Greek detention (1 C, 6 P) S. Suicides in Greece (5 C, 16 P) U.
A 55-year-old American has been found dead on the Greek island of Mathraki, the police said on Monday, the third tourist death in a week following a period of unusually hot weather. "There is a ...