THanos Kondylis

Thanos Kondylis was born in Athens and studied archaeology and history in Greece and Italy. In 2006, he earned his Ph.D. in History from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Athens. He is fluent in English, Italian, and French and has received various scholarships for his studies both in Greece and abroad. He has authored scholarly studies, participated in scientific conferences, and has been honored twice (in 1996 and 2002) by the Hellenic Parliament for his historical work on Eleftherios Venizelos, which was recently published. In the past, he collaborated with the National Research Foundation and the Ministry of Culture. Recently, he has been dividing his time between London and Athens, focusing mainly on creative writing and the authorship of historical works. Almost all of his novels are published by Psichogios Publications. Notably, "Crime in Ancient Olympia" is also available in Italy with great success. Bibliography: 1. Novels - Short Stories - 2010, "The Lady of Smyrna" (Novel), Athens, Psichogios Publications. - 2009, "Love Killer" (Novel), Athens, Psichogios Publications. - 2008, "The Eyes of the Dragon" (Novel), Athens, Psichogios Publications. - 2007, "Crime in Ancient Olympia" (Novel), Athens, Psichogios Publications. - 2006, "The Fifth Knight" (Novel), Athens, Psichogios Publications. - 2005, "I am Greek, You are Turkish" (Novel), Thessaloniki, Modern Horizons Publications. - 2004, "An Endless Minute" (Short Story), Short Story Anthology, B' Literary Competition "Antonis Samarakis", Athens, Kastaniotis Publications. - 2001, "Life Insurance" (Short Story), Short Story Anthology, A' Literary Competition "Antonis Samarakis", Athens, Kastaniotis Publications. 2. Historical Publications - 2009, Eleftherios Venizelos and Greece (1928-1932), Athens, Iambos Publications. - 2008, The Fourth Crusade and the Greek World (collective). Contribution to the volume with a paper titled "Chronology of the Fourth Crusade", pp. 401-414, Athens, National Research Foundation / Center for Byzantine Research Publications. - 2007, Sigismondo Malatesta, The First Liberator of the Turkish-occupied Peloponnese (1464-1465), Historical Topics, 62 (2007), pp. 36-49. - 2006, The Pirates of the Mediterranean. The Scourge of Renaissance Europe, Athens, Periscope Publications. - 2004, Christopher Columbus, Athens, Periscope Publications. - 2004, The British Rule in Cyprus, Historical Topics, 29 (2004), pp. 36-49. - 2004, Ioannis Argyropoulos, Historical Topics, (Eleftherotypia), 221 (2004), pp. 20-23. - 2004, Markos Mousouros, Historical Topics, (Eleftherotypia), 221 (2004), pp. 42-48. - 2003, An Unknown Espionage Case. Conspiracy of Venetian Nobles in Favor of the Ottomans (1542), Historical Topics, 20 (2003), pp. 106-119. - 2002, The Silver Castle of Magouliana - Arcadia, Historical Topics, 12 (2002), pp. 57-63. - 2002, The Plague of Nafplio (Spring 1538-Summer 1539) during the Siege of the City by the Turks (1537-1538), Peloponnesian Proceedings, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Peloponnesian Studies, Tripoli, September 24-29, 2000, Athens 2002, pp. 209-222. - 1998, Chania in the 16th Century, Diachronia, vol. 3 - 4 (December 1998). - 1998, Book Review on: Donald M. Nicol, Byzantium and Venice, A Study in Diplomatic and Cultural Relations, Mesogeios, 5 (1999), Herodotos / Kadmos Publications, Paris, France. Translations - 2006: Translation of the work, Michael Angold, "The Fourth Crusade, Event and Context, Pearson Longman, Edinburgh", 2003, Athens, published by D. Papadimas. - 2006: Revised and expanded edition of the translation of the work: Alexios G. C. Savvides - Benjamin Hendrickx, Introducing Byzantine History (A manual for beginners), Herodotos, Paris 2001, Athens, published by Herodotos - Dimitris Stamoulis. - 2003: Translation of the work, Alexios G. C. Savvides, Benjamin Hendrickx, Introducing Byzantine History (A manual for beginners), Herodotos, Paris 2001 (Greek translation by Ant. Stamoulis, Thessaloniki).