Patras, Greece. 3 November 2024. A Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church lays a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony as part of the events marking the Anniversary of the Liberation of Patras from the Ottomans. The liberation of Patras from the Ottomans took place on October 7, 1828, nearly one year after the Battle of Navarino. The period of Ottoman rule in Greece, lasted from the mid-15th century to the successful Greek War of Independence that broke out in 1821. Credit: Dimitris Aspiotis/Alamy Live News

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