June 27, 2023: Event on the occasion of the liberation of Athens in 1822
The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism, in collaboration with the Association of Athenians, is organizing an event and screening of the film ‘The Philhellenes‘ to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Acropolis by the Athenians in June 1822.
The event will take place on Tuesday, June 27, at 19:30, at the premises of the Association of Athenians located at 10 Kekropos Street, Plaka. The event will be addressed by the President of the Association of Athenians and the Council of the City of Athens, Mr. Eleftherios G. Skiadas, and Mr. Konstantinos Velentzas, President of the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum. After the screening of the film ‘The Philhellenes’, a reception will follow at the roof garden of the Association of Athenians.
The recapture of the sacred rock, which served as the last Turkish stronghold in the city of Athens, marked the end of the siege of the Acropolis, which had begun on November 5, 1821. Following the liberation of the city of Athens, the Greeks occupied the position of Serpentsé, with the siege tightening on the fortified Turks, who suffered from dehydration and disease. On June 10, 1822, the siege concluded and the Acropolis fortress was surrendered in a procession led by Metropolitan Dionysios of Athens accompanied by the army. Athens was liberated and the Greek flag was raised on the Acropolis after 366 years of Turkish rule.
- Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
- Start time: 19:30
- Location: Association of Athenians, 10 Kekropos Street, Plaka
- Admission is free with prior registration at info@eefshp.org , info@syllogostonathinaion.gr or 210 8094750, 210 3232021. Priority will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
The event program follows.
19:30: ‘The first siege of the Acropolis by the Athenians’, Eleftherios G. Skiadas, President of the Association of Athenians and the Council of the City of Athens
19:50: ‘The actions of the Philhellenes for the Liberation of Athens’, Konstantinos Velentzas, President of the SHP and the Philhellenism Museum.
20:15: Screening of the movie ‘The Philhellenes’
20:50: Reception at the roof garden of the Association of Athenians
