Memoirs on the Ionian Islands,
Author: Frédéric Guillaume de Vaudoncourt
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Published: 1816
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Frédéric Guillaume de Vaudoncourt
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Published: 1816
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jim Potts
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0199754160
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Frédéric Guillaume de Vaudoncourt
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Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9780543997944
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy in London, 1816.
Author: Frédéric Guillaume de Vaudoncourt
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Published: 1816
Total Pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780543997937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Anthony Hirst
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014-06-26
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 1443862789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Henry Jervis White Jervis
Publisher:
Published: 1863
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Guillaume de Vaudoncourt
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Published: 1816
Total Pages: 530
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Walton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781019634455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is an extensively researched and well-documented account of the Ionian Islands. The author provides a vivid description of the region's commercial, political, and military significance, as well as its position in relation to Greece. The life and character of Ali Pacha, an influential Ottoman ruler, are also explored in great detail. A must-read for anyone interested in the history and culture of this fascinating region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.