Talk:Andreas Ritzos

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Andreas Ritzos nationality[edit]

Byzantine, under Venetian rule. It looks strange to state that he is a Greek. He lived in Candia, not, for example. in Cyprus. --Robertiki (talk) 16:33, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No. It was a "Stato del Mar", a possession of the Republic of Venice (a colony modern terms) in the Greek (geographically, ethnically and culturally) island of Crete, mainly (if not almost totally) populated by Greeks. The nobles from Venice rarely got in contact with the Greek aristocracy of the Island, like in most of the Republic's dominion. PS: Byzantine was an empire, neither a nation-state nor an ethnically homogeneous area. The official language was Greek, as Greeks were the core of the Empire, but there were also Slavs and so on... Saying Ritzos is Byzantine is like saying Lajos Kossuth was Austrian :o --79.42.99.182 (talk) 16:52, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have corrected to Cretan, which should convey the mix of Greek and Slav legacy. --Robertiki (talk) 10:45, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I add that the only two sources present (the third was spamming, deleted), state "Cretan artist". If there are no more objections, or other sources, in a couple of days I will revert to Cretan artist. --Robertiki (talk) 03:05, 8 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]