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THE PELOPONNESE
Maros Basil
Colour production by the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), directed by Vassilis Maros with music by Stavros Xarchakos, exploring the landscape and history of the Peloponnese. The camera records archaeological sites, modern towns, and traditional occupations, from mountainous Arcadia to the rocky Mani peninsula. The film highlights the historical journey from Mycenae and Byzantium to the War of Independence in Nafplio and Navarino. Cultural continuity is presented through ancient drama at Epidaurus and the Olympic tradition at Olympia.
Item type:
Audio Visual
Date:
n.d.
Subject:
Schliemann, Agamemnon, agricultural activities, vineyards, Arcadia, Ancient Greece, ancient cities, ancient drama, ancient theatre, archaeology, Aphrodite, Bacchus, Venetian rule, mountains, British fleet, Byzantine Greece, French fleet, Dionysus, Diros, peace, truce, olive grove, Greek independence, Greek War of Independence of 1821, Greek National Tourism Organisation, Greek civilisation, Epidaurus, sea, Thermopylae, Kalamata, castles, Kolokotronis, Corinthia, Corinth, folk tradition, Leonidas, Lycurgus, Mani, lament, Monemvasia, Mycenae, Mystras, Navarino, Battle of Navarino (1827), Nafplio, Xarchakos, Stavros, Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, Oedipus Tyrannus, Olympia, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games, Homer, Pan, traditional way of life, Patras, Peloponnese, cultural heritage, Russian fleet, Sophocles, Sparta, caves, crusaders, Tripoli, Trojan War, ravines
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