Yannis Makriyannis

 
And we were freed from the Turks and enslaved to people who were corrupt, where the impurity of Europe was
Yiannis Makriyannis

1794-1864, born Ioannis Triantaphyllou, was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author, best known today for his Memoirs
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The incredibly detailed death mask of greek independence war hero Yannis Makriyannis, who died at the age of 67 in 1864. Some of the numerous life threatening injuries he sustained during the 7 year war(1821-1828) are visible in the mask, including a serious head injury and a broken nose(785×589)

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