Philhellenism was an intellectual movement prominent mostly at the turn of the 19th century. It contributed to the sentiments that led Europeans such as Lord Byron and Charles Nicolas Fabvier to advocate for Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.
What do you call a person who loves Greece?
In antiquity, the term philhellene ("the admirer of Greeks and everything Greek"), from the (Greek: φιλέλλην, from φίλος - philos, "friend", "lover" + Ἕλλην - Hellen, "Greek") was used to describe both non-Greeks who were fond of ancient Greek culture and Greeks who patriotically upheld their culture.
How do you use Philhellenism in a sentence?
philhellenism in a sentence
- She also accused Durrell of betraying his philhellenism for a few coins.
- As a statesman, he is regarded as the founder of Russian Philhellenism.
- Hellenism or at least Philhellenism reached most regions on the frontiers of the Hellenistic kingdoms.
