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Aspasia Manos

Athens, 4 Sep 1896 – Venice, 7 Aug 1972

8 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born4 Sep 1896, Athensnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Aug 1972, Venicenot verified1 source
  • FatherPetros Manosnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Argyropoulounot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 4 Sep 1896

    Born in Athens

  2. 25 Mar 1921

    A daughter is born

  3. 7 Aug 1972

    Dies in Venice, aged 75

Family

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Children · 1

During her lifetime

She lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Athens.

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The 1890s · Aspasia is born in Athens

Who governed

In the news1896

First modern Olympics held in 1896

Athens hosted the opening ceremonies of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, a significant cultural event for the capital.

Music

Traditional instruments and their construction

Instruments for village dance music included the gaida (bagpipe) on the mainland or tsambouna on the islands, and the daouli, a large drum that could measure up to 1 meter in diameter. Musicians often crafted their own instruments using various regional methods.

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.Around the world · 1895

The cinema. In a Paris café the Lumière brothers showed films to a paying audience for the first time.

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Daily life

Democratic and Accessible Public Education

Schools of all grades were abundant and free to all, and it was common to see children from diverse social backgrounds, such as a cabdriver's daughter and a government official's child, sitting side by side in class.

In the news1893

Corinth Canal completed in 1893

The Corinth Canal, a major infrastructure project begun in 1882, was finally completed in 1893, drastically changing maritime transport routes.

What people wore

Festive attire featured coins and gold threads

On feast days, women in Megara adorned themselves with strings of coins and silver chains, and wore veils of transparent silk interwoven with gold threads. Festive costumes were distinguished from practical, dark-colored everyday wear by their rich embroidery, bright colors, and ornamentation.

Getting around

Leisurely train travel in Greece

Trains in Greece often made leisurely stops of several minutes at stations, where passengers alighted to socialize while hawkers sold goods and wine shops opened.