The principality of Theodoro.

The whole Gallipoli campaign was fought in an area where 35,000 Greek people were forcibly removed from their homes and many were killed.

Antonis Deligiorgis, 34, a family-man who singlehandedly rescued more than 20 of the 93 migrants from drowning, restores our faith to Greek valour and humanity.

“Our relatives and loved ones in Greece are suffering.”

The fact remains that it was he who, in the defence of the peninsula and in the course of his duties, was responsible for the mowing down of tens of thousands of Anzacs.

In the far off land, a monument in the Landulph parish church commemorates the Palaeologus family.

Acting Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Tim Cartwright say prejudice, discrimination and racism do not belong in the Victorian community.

“This was no militaristic or nationalistic parade. Instead, it had the feel of a street party,” says Dean Kalimniou.

“The Orlov rebellion … was absurd in conception, devoid of genuine libertarian teleology and brutal and chaotic in execution.” – J. C Alexander.

Teaching your children Greek is a laudable goal, but in practice there are many challenges for parents trying to pass the language to the next generation.