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    Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas (Greek: Ευάγγελος or Ευαγγέλης Ζάππας; Romanian: Evanghelie Zappa; Albanian: Vangjel Zhapa) 23 August 1800 – 19 June 1865)...
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    Konstantinos Zappas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ζάππας; 1814–1892) was a Greek entrepreneur and national benefactor who together with his cousin, Evangelos Zappas, played...
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    Athens, Greece, in 1859, 1870 and 1875, sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelis Zappas. These games were one of the first revivals of the ancient Olympic...
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    benefactor, Evangelis Zappas, he did not live long enough to see the Zappeion built, and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas was nominated by Evangelos Zappas to complete...
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    in their development. He did mention the roles of Evangelis Zappas and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas, but drew a distinction between their founding of...
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    philanthropist Evangelis Zappas in 1859, 1870 and 1875. The 1896 Athens Games were funded by the legacies of Evangelis Zappas and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas: 117 ...
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    stadium in 1870 and 1875. They were sponsored by the Greek benefactor Evangelis Zappas. The games had an audience of 30,000 people. The Greek government,...
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  • Petros Zappas (Greek: Πέτρος Ζάππας) was an entrepreneur and politician and a member of the Zappas family of national benefactors originally from Labovë...
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    at the Panathenaic Stadium, which is still in use today. In 1865, Evangelis Zappas left a vast fortune in his will with instructions to excavate and refurbish...
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    national benefactor Michael Tositsas—benefactor Evangelis Zappas—philanthropist and businessman Konstantinos Zappas—entrepreneur and national benefactor Toma...
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