diakos in A Sentence

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    He only wanted Diakos to convert to Islam.

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    Five years later, Diakos became a deacon, and thus became known as“Diakos,” meaning“deacon” in Greek.

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    At one point, one of his men brought him a horse to escape, but Diakos refused to retreat.

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    The next morning, Diakos would be viciously tortured in public, as an example to the local Greek people.

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    One such individual is Athanasios Diakos who is more or less a modern King Leonidas, as you will soon see.

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    Diakos didn't have the good fortune of dying in battle like the great Leonidas and his Spartans, a fate somewhat preferable to impalement.

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    On the battlefield, Diakos seemed to find his true calling, excelling to become one of the best and most feared warriors among the rebels.

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    Although he had killed hundreds of Ottoman military men during his years as a rebel, Omer Vironi admired and respected Diakos as a warrior;

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    Soon, the vast majority of the Greek army had to withdraw and Diakos found himself fighting against thousands with only 48 men by his side.

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    Diakos, instead of asking for forgiveness or lamenting his decision, supposedly just sang a poem that has now become part of Greek folklore with its lyrical declaration.

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    After hours of an exhausting and excessively bloody battle, the Ottoman military finally captured and bound the severely wounded, Diakos, who at this point had several broken ribs.

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    Their fear of Diakos and their desire to see him naturalized was so great that they chose to focus the majority of their efforts on him and his band.

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    According to popular tradition, perhaps true, perhaps not, as Diakos was led away to be executed, the surrounding Ottoman officers repeatedly asked him if he regretted his actions and desired a quick death.

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    Even though his name remains unknown to most people outside of Greece, Diakos ranks among the world's most historic warriors, giving his life to one of the most beautiful ideals known to mankind: Freedom!

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    Diakos and his small army of Klephts, flanked by fellow Independence fighters, Dimitrios Panourgias and Yiannis Dyovouniotis, decided to stop the Ottoman advance with a total 1,500 men, by taking defensive positions in Alamana, a place near Thermopylae, where two thousand years ago Leonidas and his 300 Spartans had heroically fought for their freedom against a massive army of Persians.

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