Journey Through Greece and the Ionian Islands
Author | : Christian Müller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1822 |
Genre | : Egypt |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Christian Müller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1822 |
Genre | : Egypt |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christian Muller |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 750 |
Release | : 2017-07-16 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780282294342 |
Excerpt from Journey Through Greece and the Ionian Islands, in June, July, and August, 1821 Nevertheless, we resolved to defend ourselves at all Placards. We however told them, before that, we were friends, on our march to the Greek army at Kalamata. This declaration made them hesitate a moment: however, after having fired another shot, they replied laconically, that this was an untruth, for peo e did not go to Kalamata by land, but by sea; that we were n lish spies; and that, moreover, the Franks were not wante at, Kalamata. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2020-02-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780461262322 |
Author | : William Mure |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1842 |
Genre | : Greece |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hugh William Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 1820 |
Genre | : Greece |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Edward Giffard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : Athens (Greece). |
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Author | : Jim Potts |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199754160 |
Drawing a portrait of the islands off the coast of Greece, Corfu resident Jim Potts narrates the cultural legacies of this unique place from Homer to modern times.
Author | : Diana Farr Louis |
Publisher | : Flame Tree Illustrated |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-08-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781847866486 |
Encompassing all six of Greece's island groups - starting in the west with the Ionian islands, moving east to the Argo-Saronics, continuing to the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese, circling up to the North Aegean islands and back round to the Sporades and Evia - "The Secrets of the Greek Islands" highlights some of the most beautiful landscapes and villages of the Mediterranean. From the well known hot spots of Corfu, Rhodes and Kos down to the smaller or lesser known islands such as Meganisi, Poros and Alonnisos, this stunning giftbook takes you on a journey through olive groves, secret coves and white-washed villas clinging to the rocks.
Author | : Anthony Hirst |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 477 |
Release | : 2014-06-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1443862789 |
The Ionian Islands stretch south from the Adriatic, where Corfu’s Pantokrator mountain overlooks Albania across narrow straits, along the western coast of mainland Greece through Paxi, Kephalonia, Ithaca, Lefkada and Zakynthos, to Kythira, midway between Athens and Crete. Three crucial sea-battles were fought here – Sybota (the first recorded), Actium and Lepanto – an indication of the Ionians’ role as an East-West crossroads, between Western Christendom and the Orthodox and Islamic East. Ruled by Venice in her Stato da Mar (sea-empire), the islands became an independent state, as the Septinsular Republic and then, under British Protection, as the United States of the Ionian Islands. Before the mainland Greeks had a State, the Ionian people were proud of having a university – from 1824 – in Corfu town, a World Heritage Site. The islands were united with the Kingdom of Greece in 1864 – the first addition to its territory. This book (with over thirty illustrations) explores the history, archaeology, languages, customs and culture of the Ionian Islands. Without venturing far from the islands, readers will learn much about this distinctive part of the Mediterranean and Greek world. The chapters range from the mythology of the Bronze Age (Homer’s Scheria, where Odysseus startled Nausicaa as she bathed) to today, concentrating particularly on the British Protectorate (1815–1864). One, illustrated by contemporary maps, deals with descriptions of the islands by a fourteenth-century Venetian writing in Latin. The roles of Jews, Souliot refugees, Greek revolutionaries, rebel peasants in Cephalonia, and workers in Corfu’s port suburb of Mandouki are examined in detail. There are contributions on religion and philosophy, as well as literature, music, painting, and the folk-art of carved walking-canes.
Author | : Mark Ellingham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781858283104 |
Touring the islands is easy with this new customized edition of "The Rough Guide's" classic "Greece" guide, which features coverage of each of the country's inhabited islands, from tourists honey-pots to the most remote outposts. 77 maps. of color photos.