User:Kyriakos/Articles

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[edit] My contributions

Here are the articles I have started or have rewritten:

I'm proud because Cretan War, was the first major article I wrote and my first feature article. This

is for you, Philip

I am pretty sure that in Sparta in the Hellenistic Period losing wars had become a custom. This one was no different with the Spartans receiving a thumping from the Romans and their Greek allies. So this

goes to all the Spartans who died fighting for their freedom.

The battle not only scarred the Byzantine Empire but also the Byzantine commanders with Alexius I Comnenus retreating with a bloody face and George Palaeologus with a arrow stuck in his skull. However, this battle was a closely fought contest which was decided by Robert Guiscard's knights charging. Alexius maybe have ended up with a depleted army and a fresh scar but he won this

Featured contributions

Cretan War: Featured in November 2006. The article was created by me in June 2006. Robth helped a lot with his copy editing and fixing the prose. Very valuable were also the contibutions of Yannismarou who I turned to for advice.

War against Nabis: Featured in February 2007. I originally created this article in November 2006 under the name, Roman-Spartan War.Wandalstouring was a major help with his great advice, copy ediiting and researching infomation.

Battle of Dyrrachium (1081): Featured in December 2007. This article originally created this article in June 2004 however I only began to work on it during September 2007. Pmanderson's advice was very useful and constructive during the article's FAC.

Wars, Battles & Military

Cretan War, War against Nabis, Cleomenean War,Egyptian Invasion of Mani, Galatian War, Siege of Eretria,Battle of Gythium, Cretan War (1645-1669), Battle of Mount Olympus, Siege of Naxos (499 BC), Siege of Naxos (490 BC), Aetolian War, Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1770), Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1803), Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1807), Ottoman Invasion of Mani (1815), Siege of Kastania, Siege of Missolonghi, Foreign War, Battle of Doiran, Battle of Dumlupinar, Battle of Phaleron, Battle of Sarantaporo, Battle of Pente Pigadia, Battle of Halys, Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas,Battle of Vromopigada, Battle of Cannae (1018), Battle of Giannitsa,Battle of Kirk Kelesse, Battle of Prelep, Battle of Lule-Burgas, Battle of Vevi, Battle of Monastir, Battle of Bizani, Naval Battle of Dardanelles, Naval Battle of Elli, Battle of Kalimantsi, Battle of Kresna Gorge, Battle of Karpenizi, The Battle of Saranda, Battle of Pindus, Battle of Dyme, Battle of Mount Olympus, Battle of Lade (201 BC), Battles of the Fords of Isen, Tsolias, Aegean Army, Turkish First Army, Turkish Third Army & 300 Spartans.