Ioannis Papadimitriou
@ioannis-papadimitriou
Ioannis is presently pursuing an MPhil/PhD, focusing on the topic "The Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1922: Perspectives of Greek Soldiers". He is mainly interested in WWI and the subsequent period of conflicts until 1924. In previous years he also examined some aspects of Ottoman and Iranian History, namely the Safavid-Ottoman relations. He is generally interested in Military History, especially the military history of the ancient, medieval, and modern Middle and Far East.
Greece in WWI: The Peak, Fall, & Legacy of the “Megali Idea”
Between 1912 and 1922, Greece’s Megali Idea drove territorial expansion, aiming to incorporate Greek communities from the Ottoman Empire. Exhaustion and instability led to failure.
How Did the Megali Idea Shape Greece Until the Balkan Wars?
“Megali Idea” was an ideology that dominated Greek political and public discourse and foreign policy until 1922.