Alexander the Great Marathon - 2012

Posters from the 7th International Marathon "Alexander the Great", Pella - Thessaloniki 01.04.2012.

The Triumph of Hellenism

Popular lithograph entitled "The triumph of Hellenism" (Greek: "Ο θρίαμβο του Ελληνισμού"). Alexander the Great is depicted in the upper right corner.

Alexander as Pakistani national hero

A list of Pakistan's national heroes which includes Alexander

1. Dara-Shakuh
2. Shahanshah Nasir-ud-din Humayun
3. Baran Khan
4. Shahanshah Jallah-ud-din Akbar
5. Shahanshah Nur-ud-din Jehangir
6. Amir Taimur
7. Sultan Haider-Ali
8. Shahanshah Zahir-ud-din Babar
9. Shahanshah shahab-ud-din Shah Jehan
10. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
11. Sikander-i-Azam
12. Shahanshah Muhi-ud-din Aurangzeb
13. Bahadar Shah Zafar
14. Mohammad bin Qasim
15. Sultan Mehmud Ghazni
16. Hulaku Khan
17. Nadir Shah
18. Firdaousy
19. Alla-ud-din Khilji
20. Sultan Mohammad Ghauri

Greek-Bulgarian battles at posters

Depictions of the battles from Second Balkan War, between Greek and Bulgarian armies. Liberation of Macedonia from Bulgarian armies in 1913. The explanation of lithographies is bilingual, Greek and French.

TAKING OF THE KAVALA

and lowering of the Bulgarian flag from the fortress. 27 June 1913

THE GREAT BATTLE OF DEMIR HISAR (present-day Sidirokastro)

destruction of Bulgarian army, under the Greek assault. 27 June 1913

THE GREAT BATTLE OF KILKIS

heroic assault of the Euzones with bayonets against Bulgarians... 21 June 1913

THE GIANT BATTLE AND TAKING OF KILKIS

debacle of the Bulgarians. 20-21 June 1913

TAKING OF THE IMPREGNABLE GORGE OF KRESNA

under the victorious, Greek assault

THE GREAT BATTLE OF DEMIR HISAR (present-day Sidirokastro)

The retreat of the Bulgarians beyond the river Strymon and capture of Demir Hisar. 27 June 1913

THE GIANT BATTLE AT KRESNA

and the mythical bravery of the Greeks on the peak of 1378 mt.

The hero of the heroes I. Velissarios,major of the Evzones after he captured the peak by a bayonet attack and ran out of ammunition, attacks and pursuades the Bulgarians with stones (12 July 1913). During a second attack the hero falls gloriously on the blood-painted rock while crying: Go ahead!... Go ahead!

THE GREAT BATTLE OF SERRES

and the arson of the city by the Bulgarians

THE GREEK HEADQUARTERS.

14 July 1913

THE GREAT BATTLE OF DOIRAN AND CATASTROPHIC DEFEAT OF BULGARIANS.

THE BLOODY BATTLE OF DZHUMAJA (present-day Blagoevgrad)

BATTLE OF STRUMICA

BATTLE OF KILKIS-LAHANAS

THE GIANT BATTLE OF KRESNA

THE BULGAR-SLAYER

"New Greece" poster and Macedonia

This picture is yet another of millions of peices of evidence which smash the pathetically contrived FYROM claims that Greeks avoided the name and even banned it until 1988.

Its a poster from 1913 proclaiming the liberation of Macedonia.

- On the center is written main text "Η ΝΕΑ ΕΛΛΑΣ" (Eng: "New Greece").
- Under main text is written "ΕΙΡΗΝΗ" (Eng: Peace) and date 26 July 1913.
- On the left side with red colour is written year 1821 (Year of Greek uprising and liberation from Ottomans).
- On the right side with red colour is written year 1912 (Year of liberation of Macedonia from Ottoman rule).


- On this part are written liberated Greek land. Macedonia is between them!


- Map of free Macedonia with capital city Thessaloniki. This toponyms are written in Greek and not in Slavomacedonian. On this part of poster are shown two flags; Turkish and Bulgarian, which are taken after the Balkan wars from the Greek Army.

Author: Marsyas Periandrou (M.P.)