Meletis Vasileiou

Meletis Vasileiou (Greek: Μελέτης Βασιλείου; c. 1778–1826) from Chasia in Attica was a leader of the Greek War of Independence who contributed a lot to the organization of the revolutionary forces in Attica.[1]

## Biography

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An Arvanite,[2] Vasileiou was born in about 1778 in Chasia and was a member of a poor family of farmers. As a man with a great influence, he managed to secure privileges for the area that suffered under Ottoman misrule. Furthermore he was a member of the Filiki Eteria,[3] a secret 19th-century organization whose purpose was to overthrow the Ottoman rule of Greece and establish an independent Greek state.

With the outbreak of the revolution, he managed to get permission to recruit men by tricking the Ottoman authorities pretending being loyal to them.[4][5] On 18 April 1821 in Kalamos in Attica he fought the Ottoman troops coming from Euboea.[3] A few days later he led the attack against Athens. More specifically, in the night between the 25th and 26 April 600 gunmen attacked the walls from the side between Agioi Apostoloi and the Boubounistra Gate and quickly managed to capture the entire city except Acropolis.[6][7] During the summer of the same year, a serious dispute broke out between Vasileiou and the elders of Athens concerning the military leadership of Attica,[1] after the arbitrary assumption of leadership by him on 14 June. The next day, Vasileiou became the target of an assassination attempt while, probably in retaliation, rebels looted the house of an Athenian notable.[8] The situation appeared to smooth temporarily after the intervention of Demetrios Ypsilantis[9] and the dispatch of the Vasileiou and his men to Boeotia.[8] However, later, he had a new conflict, this time with his compatriots, which according to one version, was triggered by the Athenian notables.[10]

From 1822 until 1825 Vasileiou was gradually promoted to the grades of deputy chiliarch, chiliarch and eventually taxiarch.[1] He took part in the battles of Schimatari, the Siege of the Acropolis and of Marathon, but also in the campaign of Odysseas Androutsos in eastern Central Greece. Later, Vasileiou was appointed by Yannis Gouras in charge of levying the tithe in Attica, thus rekindling local rivalries of previous years.[11]

In May 1826 Meletis Vasileiou was murdered by his compatriots, who in the raid of Omer Pasha of Karystos in Attica rushed to declare their surrender to him, due to a disagreement with the commandant of the Acropolis, Yannis Gouras.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c ΚΕΝΙ: Μελέτης Βασιλείου.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ Dushku, Ledia (2008). "ARVANITËT NË REVOLUCIONIN GREK TË VITIT 1821". Albanological Research - Historical Sciences Series (38): 170.
3. ^ a b Spyridon Trikoupis [Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης], Ιστορία της Ελληνικής Επαναστάσεως, 1860, vol.1, p.177.
4. ^ Ioannis Philimon [Ιωάννης Φιλήμων], Δοκίμιον ιστορικόν περί της Eλληνικής Eπαναστάσεως, 1860, vol.3 (Γ'), p.128-129.
5. ^ Municipality of Aspropyrgos [Δήμος Ασπροπύργου], Symposium proceedings: B' Συμπόσιο Ιστορίας-Λαογραφίας Βόρειας – Δυτικής Αττικής – Πρακτικά, Ασπρόπυργος 1992, p.24.
6. ^ Spyridon Trikoupis, 1860, vol.1 (Α’), p.179.
7. ^ Ioannis Philimon, 1860, vol.3 (Γ'), p.131.
8. ^ a b Municipality of Aspropyrgos, 1992, p.27.
9. ^ Ioannis Philimon, 1860, vol.3 (Γ'), p.373.
10. ^ Municipality of Aspropyrgos, 1992, p.28-31.
11. ^ Municipality of Aspropyrgos, 1992, p.31-35.
12. ^ Spyridon Trikoupis, 1862, vol.4 (Δ’), p.57.

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Greek War of Independence (1821–1829)

Background

Ottoman Greece|

| People|

* Armatoles
* Proestoi
* Klephts
* Dionysius the Philosopher
* Daskalogiannis
* Panagiotis Benakis
* Nikolaos Galatis
* Konstantinos Kolokotronis
* Lambros Katsonis
* Cosmas of Aetolia
* Ali Pasha
* Maniots
* Phanariots
* Rum Millet
* Souliotes
* Gregory V of Constantinople

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Events|

* Orlov Revolt
* Souliote War (1789–1793)
* Souliote War (1803)

Greek Enlightenment|

| People|

* John Caradja
* Athanasios Christopoulos
* Theoklitos Farmakidis
* Rigas Feraios
* Anthimos Gazis
* Theophilos Kairis
* Adamantios Korais
* Eugenios Voulgaris

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Organizations|

* Ellinoglosso Xenodocheio
* Filiki Eteria
* Nikolaos Skoufas
* Athanasios Tsakalov
* Emmanuil Xanthos
* Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos
* Philomuse Society
* Society of the Phoenix

Publications|

* Adelphiki Didaskalia
* Asma Polemistirion
* Hellenic Nomarchy
* Pamphlet of Rigas Feraios
* Salpisma Polemistirion
* Thourios or Patriotic hymn

European intervention and
Greek involvement in
the Napoleonic Wars|

* Russo-Turkish war (1768–1774)
* Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
* Greek Plan of Catherine the Great
* Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
* French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
* Fall of the Republic of Venice
* Republican French rule in the Ionian Islands
* Septinsular Republic
* Greek Legion
* Imperial French rule in the Ionian Islands
* Albanian Regiment
* Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814
* 1st Regiment Greek Light Infantry
* United States of the Ionian Islands

Ideas|

* Greek nationalism
* Eastern Orthodox Christianity
* Liberalism
* Constitutionalism
* Monarchism

Events

Sieges|

* Patras
* Salona
* Navarino
* Livadeia
* 1st Acropolis
* Tripolitsa
* Arta
* Acrocorinth
* Nauplia
* 1st Messolonghi
* 2nd Messolonghi
* 3rd Messolonghi
* 2nd Acropolis

Battles|

* Kalamata
* Wallachian uprising
* Alamana
* Gravia
* Valtetsi
* Doliana
* Lalas
* Vasilika
* Drăgășani
* Sculeni
* Vasilika
* Trench
* Peta
* Dervenakia
* Karpenisi
* Greek civil wars
* Sphacteria
* Maniaki
* Morea
* Lerna Mills
* Mani
* Distomo
* Arachova
* Kamatero
* Phaleron
* Chios expedition
* Martino
* Koronisia
* Petra

Massacres|

* Constantinople
* Thessaloniki
* Navarino
* Tripolitsa
* Naousa
* Samothrace
* Chios
* Psara
* Kasos
* Cyprus

Naval conflicts|

* Eresos
* Chios
* Nauplia
* Samos
* Andros
* Sphacteria
* Gerontas
* Souda
* Alexandria
* Volos
* Itea
* Navarino

Ships|

* Agamemnon
* Aris
* Hellas
* Karteria

Greek regional councils and statutes|

* Messenian Senate
* Directorate of Achaea
* Peloponnesian Senate
* Senate of Western Continental Greece
* Areopagus of Eastern Continental Greece
* Provisional Regime of Crete
* Military-Political System of Samos

Greek national assemblies|

* First (Epidaurus) (Executive of 1822)
* Second (Astros)
* Third (Troezen)
* Fourth (Argos)
* Fifth (Nafplion)

International Conferences,
treaties and protocols|

* Congress of Laibach
* Congress of Verona
* Protocol of St. Petersburg (1826)
* Treaty of London
* Conference of Poros
* London Protocol of 1828
* London Protocol of 1829
* Treaty of Adrianople
* London Protocol of 1830
* London Conference
* Treaty of Constantinople
* Proposals for the monarch of Greece

Related|

* Greek expedition to Syria (1825)
* Russo-Turkish War (1828–29)

Personalities

Greece|

* Chian Committee
* Odysseas Androutsos
* Fotos Bomporis
* Kostas Botsaris
* Markos Botsaris
* Notis Botsaris
* Tousias Botsaris
* Laskarina Bouboulina
* Constantin Denis Bourbaki
* Stefanos Chalis
* Sotiris Charalampis
* Giannis Chondrogiannis
* Dimitrios Christidis
* Panagiotis Danglis
* Hatzimichalis Dalianis
* Dimitrios Deligeorgis
* Dimitrakis Deligiannis
* Kanellos Deligiannis
* Athanasios Diakos
* Dionysis Diakos
* Konstantinos Dimidis
* Ioannis Dimoulitsas
* Adam Doukas
* Georgios Drakos
* Yiannis Dyovouniotis
* Georgios Filippopoulos
* Asimakis Fotilas
* Panagiotakis Fotilas
* Angelis Gatsos
* Antonios Georgantas
* Germanos III of Old Patras
* Georgios Gevidis
* Konstantinos Gofas
* Vasileios Goudas
* Ioannis Gouras
* Dimitrios Gouvelis
* Konstantinos Gouvelis
* Angelis Govios
* Dimitrios Indares
* Isaiah of Salona
* Antonios Kalamogdartis
* George Kalaras
* Dimitrios Kallergis
* Athanasios Kampetis
* Athanasios Kanakaris
* Konstantinos Kanaris
* Stefanos Kanellos
* Ioannis Kapodistrias
* Viaros Kapodistrias
* Stamatios Kapsas
* Georgakis Kapsokalyvas
* Anastasios Karatasos
* Panagiotis Karatzas
* Georgios Karaiskakis
* Aristeidis Karnalis
* Nikolaos Kasomoulis
* Ioannis Kolettis
* Apostolis Kolokotronis
* Ioannis Kolokotronis
* Panos Kolokotronis
* Theodoros Kolokotronis
* Michail Komninos Afentoulief
* Alexandros Kontostavlos
* Panos Koronaios
* Georgios Kountouriotis
* Lazaros Kountouriotis
* Michalis Kourmoulis
* Ioannis Krestenitis
* Lykourgos Krestenitis
* Stamatis Krestenitis
* Antonios Kriezis
* Nikolaos Kriezotis
* Kyprianos of Cyprus
* Konstantinos Lagoumitzis
* Georgios Lassanis
* Georgios Lechouritis
* Leonardos Leonardopoulos
* Georgios Liologlou
* Lykourgos Logothetis
* Andreas Londos
* Yiannis Makriyiannis
* Ioannis Mamouris
* Anastasios Manakis
* Manto Mavrogenous
* Alexandros Mavrokordatos
* Antonios Mavromichalis
* Demetrios Mavromichalis
* Georgios Mavromichalis
* Konstantinos Mavromichalis
* Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis
* Petrobey Mavromichalis
* Dimitrios Meletopoulos
* Andreas Metaxas
* Konstantinos Metaxas
* Hatzigiannis Mexis
* Andreas Miaoulis
* Antonios Miaoulis
* Panagiotis Michanidis
* Spyros Milios
* Nikolaos Mykonios
* Zachos Milios
* Alexander Negris
* Konstantinos Negris
* Theodoros Negris
* Diamantis Nikolaou
* Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
* Ioannis Notaras
* Antonis Oikonomou
* Ioannis Orlandos
* Andronikos Paikos
* Georgios Panou
* Dimitrios Panourgias
* Nakos Panourgias
* Grigorios Papaflessas
* Anagnostis Papageorgiou
* Dimitrios Papanikolis
* Emmanouel Pappas
* Christoforos Perraivos
* Nikolaos Petimezas
* Vasileios Petimezas
* Dionysios Petrakis
* Andreas Pipinos
* Kyriakos Pittakis
* Anastasios Polyzoidis
* Konstantinos Rados
* Ioannis Rangos
* Panagiotis Rodios
* Dionysios Romas
* Georgios Sachtouris
* Georgios Sekeris
* Theofanis Siatisteus
* Georgios Sisinis
* Ioannis Skandalidis
* Zisis Sotiriou
* Nikitas Stamatelopoulos
* Georgios Stavros
* Joseph Stephanini
* Ioannis Stratos
* Sotirios Theocharopoulos
* Zafeirakis Theodosiou
* Emmanouil Tombazis
* Iakovos Tombazis
* Ioannis Trikoupis
* Anastasios Tsamados
* Melchisedek Tsouderos
* Kitsos Tzavellas
* Theodoros Tzinis
* Loukas Vagias
* Thanasoulas Valtinos
* Dimitrios Varis
* Meletis Vasileiou
* Domna Visvizi
* Alexakis Vlachopoulos
* Konstantinos Vlachopoulos
* Pieros Voidis
* Liolios Xirolivaditis
* Demetrios Ypsilantis
* Christoforos Zachariadis
* Andreas Zaimis
* Germanos Zapheiropoulos
* Evangelos Zappas
* Marigo Zarafopoula
* Nikolaos Zervas

Philhellenes|

* António Figueira d'Almeida
* Joseph Balestra
* Samuel Barff
* Paul Marie Bonaparte
* Karl Rudolf Brommy
* Lord Byron
* François-René de Chateaubriand
* Richard Church
* Giuseppe Chiappe
* Lord Cochrane
* Giacinto Collegno
* Charles Fabvier
* Adam Friedel
* Vincenzo Gallina
* Thomas Gordon
* Constantin Guys
* Emmanuel Han
* Frank Abney Hastings
* Carl von Heideck
* Samuel Gridley Howe
* George Jarvis
* Karl Krazeisen
* Henrik Nikolai Krøyer
* Ludwig I of Bavaria
* Ernst Michael Mangel
* Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance
* Vasos Mavrovouniotis
* Johann Jakob Meyer
* Ellinika Chronika
* Jonathan Miller
* Julius Michael Millingen
* August Myhrberg
* Karl von Normann-Ehrenfels
* Hadži-Prodan
* Maurice Persat
* Theobald Piscatory
* Maxime Raybaud
* Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
* Giuseppe Rosaroll
* Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa
* Friedrich Thiersch
* Auguste Hilarion Touret
* Edward John Trelawny
* German Legion [el]
* Serbs
* David Urquhart
* Olivier Voutier
* James Jakob Williams

Moldavia and Wallachia
(Danubian Principalities)
Sacred Band|

* Athanasios Agrafiotis
* Anastasios Christopoulos
* Diamandi Djuvara
* Stefanos Kanellos
* Alexandros Kantakouzinos
* Georgios Kantakouzinos
* Rallou Karatza
* Stamatios Kleanthis
* Georgios Lassanis
* Constantine Levidis
* Dimitrie Macedonski
* Anastasios Manakis
* Giorgakis Olympios
* Yiannis Pharmakis
* Michael Soutzos
* Roxani Soutzos
* Athanasios Tsakalov
* Tudor Vladimirescu
* Konstantinos Xenokratis
* Alexander Ypsilantis
* Demetrios Ypsilantis
* Nikolaos Ypsilantis
* Christoforos Zachariadis

Ottoman Empire, Algeria, and Egypt|

* Sultan Mahmud II
* Hurshid Pasha
* Nasuhzade Ali Pasha
* Ismael Gibraltar
* Omer Vrioni
* Kara Mehmet
* Mahmud Dramali Pasha
* Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
* Reşid Mehmed Pasha
* Yussuf Pasha
* Ibrahim Pasha
* Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi

Britain, France and Russia|

* George Canning
* Stratford Canning
* Edward Codrington
* Henri de Rigny
* Lodewijk van Heiden
* Alexander I of Russia
* Nicholas I of Russia

Financial aid|

* London Philhellenic Committee
* Ludwig I of Bavaria
* Jean-Gabriel Eynard
* Lazaros Kountouriotis
* Ioannis Papafis
* Georgios Stavros
* Ioannis Varvakis
* Rothschild & Co

Morea expedition|

| Military|

* Nicolas Joseph Maison
* Antoine Simon Durrieu
* Antoine Virgile Schneider
* Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
* Camille Alphonse Trézel

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Scientific|

* Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
* Léon-Jean-Joseph Dubois
* Pierre Peytier
* Stamatis Voulgaris
* Guillaume-Abel Blouet
* Gabriel Bibron
* Prosper Baccuet
* Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval
* Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
* Charles Lenormant
* Edgar Quinet

Historians/Memoirists|

* Dimitrios Ainian
* Fotis Chrysanthopoulos
* Ioannis Filimon
* George Finlay
* Ambrosios Frantzis
* Lambros Koutsonikas
* Konstantinos Metaxas
* Panoutsos Notaras
* Panagiotis Papatsonis
* Anastasios Polyzoidis
* Georgios Tertsetis
* Spyridon Trikoupis

Art|

* Eugène Delacroix
* Louis Dupré
* Peter von Hess
* Victor Hugo
* François Pouqueville
* Alexander Pushkin
* Karl Krazeisen
* Andreas Kalvos
* Dionysios Solomos
* Theodoros Vryzakis
* Hellas
* The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi
* Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
* Le siège de Corinthe
* The Massacre at Chios
* The Free Besieged
* Hymn to Liberty
* The Archipelago on Fire
* Loukis Laras
* The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos

Remembrance|

* 25 March (Independence Day)
* Hymn to Liberty
* Eleftheria i thanatos
* Pedion tou Areos
* Propylaea (Munich)
* Garden of Heroes (Missolonghi)
* Royal Phalanx
* Evzones (Presidential Guard)

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History|

* Morea revolt of 1453–1454
* Greek War of Independence

Culture|

Dialect
Arvanitika
Clothing
Fustanella

Individuals|

Presidents
Pavlos Kountouriotis
Theodoros Pangalos
Prime ministers
Alexandros Diomidis
Georgios Kountouriotis
Antonios Kriezis
Athanasios Miaoulis
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Diomidis Kyriakos
Military
Odysseas Androutsos
Laskarina Bouboulina
Sofoklis Dousmanis
Viktor Dousmanis
Alexandros Kontoulis
Dimitrios Kriezis
Nikolaos Kriezotis
Georgios Sachtouris
Andrea Miaoulis
Andreas A. Miaoulis
Andreas D. Miaoulis (1819)
Andreas D. Miaoulis (1869)
Dimitrios Miaoulis
Dimitrios D. Miaoulis
Emmanouil Miaoulis
Emmanouil A. Miaoulis
Ioannis Miaoulis
Ioannis A. Miaoulis
Nikolaos Miaoulis
Dimitris Plapoutas
Emmanouil Tombazis
Iakovos Tombazis
Anastasios Tsamados
Meletis Vasileiou
Nikolaos Votsis
Yannis Gouras
Politicians
Lazaros Kountouriotis
Antonios Miaoulis
Athanasios N. Miaoulis
Ioannis Orlandos
Spyridon Mercouris
Theodoros Pangalos (politician)
Clergy
Ieronymos II of Athens
Scientists
Tasos Neroutsos
Authors
Vangelis Liapis
Aristeidis Kollias
Panayotis Koupitoris
Anastas Kullurioti
Artists
Eleni Boukoura-Altamoura
Anastasios Orlandos
Andreas Kriezis
Nikolaos Vokos
Gerasimos Vokos
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