Neophytos the Kaphsokalyvites (1713–1784?) and the "Movement of Kollyvadon” by Bargeliotes, Leonidas

“…Leonidas Bargeliotes (Olympic Centre of Philosophy and Culture, Athens) argues, that in his efforts to defend the Ekklesiastical customs and regulations against whose monks who wanted to raise money by selling their articles of commerce and perform their vigilances and memorial services on Sundays and important holydays Neophytos Kaphsokalyvites become a protagonist of the movement of "Kollyvadon". For the evaluation of his protagonist role he examines a) the existing philosophico-theological conditions and conflicts of the 18th century, b) the religious rhetoric, convictions and obstinate defense by the monk Neophytos, and, c) his continuous movements, and wanderings from place to place and the transference, consequently, of the conflicts to the wide area of the Balkan countries.…”
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LA "HISTORIA DE PELAGIA" EN LA VIDA DE JUAN EL LIMOSNERO DE LEONCIO DE NEÁPOLIS: THE STORY OF PELAGIA IN THE LEONTIOS OF NEAPOLIS'S LIFE OF JOHN THE ALMSGIVER by OLGA SOLEDAD BOHDZIEWICZ

“…Usually, John is the protagonist of the narrations, which involve either moralizing anecdotes or the working of miracles. …”
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O IIρωτομαστορας la primera tragedia de Nikos Kazantzakis O IIρωτομαστο&#96... by OLGA OMATOS SAENZ

“…This motive constitutes the core of Kazantzakis' drama. The protagonist, the foreman, is punished for his hybris, the arrogant idea of his superiority, through the sacrifice of his beloved as a condition for his work, the bridge, to be definitively strengthened. …”
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Cherchez la femme: Power and Female Agency in Bactriaat the dawn of the Hellenistic Age by Marco Ferrario

“…On the other hand, it seeks to raise some hypotheses about the reasons behind the position held during the stormy years of Alexander’s Bactrian campaign and in the subsequent, no less troubled years by two protagonists of these crucial events, who are however still relatively unrecognized in their role as historical agents: the Bactrio-Sogdian princesses Roxane and Apama.…”
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