Evangelístria, en grec moderne : Ευαγγελίστρια, est un quartier du Pirée en Grèce. Il est situé au pied ouest de la colline de Kastélla et relie le centre du Pirée à la route industrielle Athènes-Le Pirée.
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The Veakio Municipal Theater is a 2,000-seat open-air amphitheater located in the Kastella neighborhood of Piraeus, Greece. Built in 1969 during Greece's military junta period, the theater was originally named "Skylitsio" after the junta-appointed mayor who commissioned it. Following the restoration of democracy, it was renamed in 1976 to honor Aimilios Veakis, one of Greece's most celebrated actors and a Greek Resistance fighter. The venue serves as a premier summer cultural destination in the Athens metropolitan area, hosting ancient Greek drama, contemporary theater, concerts, and dance performances.
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University of Piraeus is a Greek public university located in Piraeus, Athens, Greece with a total of ten academic departments focused mainly on Business Management, Computer science, Economics, Finance and Maritime Studies.
It is the second-oldest university in Greece that specializes in the fields of economics and business after the Athens University of Economics and Business, while the Department of Banking and Financial Management is the country's oldest academic department in the area of finance.
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The Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, usually referred to simply as the Panteion University, is a university located in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1927, it is the oldest university of social and political sciences in Greece.
At Panteion University there is a student population of 19,000 students enrolled at graduate and postgraduate level and 360 teaching and administrative staff. The university also offers thirteen postgraduate courses and includes three research institutes, eighteen research centres and four laboratories.
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The Battle of Munychia was fought between Athenians exiled by the oligarchic government of the Thirty Tyrants and the forces of that government, supported by a Spartan garrison. In the battle, a substantially superior force composed of the Spartan garrison of Athens and the army of the oligarchic government attacked a hill in Piraeus which had been seized by 1,000 exiles under Thrasybulus, but was defeated. After this defeat, the Thirty Tyrants were forced to flee to Eleusis.
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Munichia or Munychia is the ancient Greek name for a steep hill high) in Piraeus, Greece, known today as Kastella.
This is a fashionable neighborhood in Piraeus. On top of the hill is a Greek Orthodox church named after the Prophet Elijah. The narrow streets surrounding the church are lined with picturesque houses. The Veakeio Theater, known for its summer performances, is located here.
In 404 BCE, Athenian democrats defeated forces of the Thirty Tyrants at the Battle of Munychia. After Athens was defeated in the Lamian war, a Macedonian garrison was installed at Munichia. In antiquity, there was also a local festival to Artemis.
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