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Rigas Feraios (1757 — 1798) |
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Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis (Greek: Ρήγας Βελεστινλής-Φεραίος, real name: Antonios Kyriazis/Αντώνιος Κυριαζής; also known as Constantine Rhigas/Κωνσταντίνος Ρήγας; 1757—June 13, 1798) was a Greek revolutionary and poet of Aromanian (Vlach) ancestry.[1] He is remembered as a Greek national hero, the forerunner and first victim of the Greek uprising against the Ottoman Empire (the Greek War of Independence). --Read more at Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia Home | Archive | Updates | History | Links | Sitemap | Biography | PaperMoney Gallery | Portrait Gallery This Website Design and created by: Webmaster Copyright © 2006-2006 ENCYCLOINDIA COLLECTIBLES, Biography |