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Published on: 2014-06-01
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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. Greek Americans - History Modern era The first greeks in ... Greek Americans - History Modern era The first greeks in america Du-Ha Ionian Islands under Venetian rule - Wikipedia The Ionian Islands in green. Map of 1785 when the Islands were still part of the Venetian Republic. Capital: Corfu: Historical era: Middle Ages Fourth Crusade Corfu - Wikipedia Coordinates: Coordinates: Country: Greece: Administrative region: Ionian Islands: Regional unit: Corfu: Government Mayor: Konstantinos Nikolouzos: Area ... Map of Kefalonia island Greece - Greeka.com Kefalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands famous for its natural characteristics which attract thousands of visitors throughout the summer. It is blessed with a ... Ancient Greece - Assignment 1 - Historyteacher.net Assignment 1 : Sources: map: "Ancient Greece & the Aegean World." reading: "Geography Shapes Greek Life." web research: - Index of Maps of the ... Europe - World Culture Encyclopedia World Culture Encyclopedia containing articles about Europe ... Countries and Their Cultures; Europe Albanians. Identification. The Ancient Greeks - Flow of History Introduction. While the peoples of the ancient Near East gave us civilization the Greeks gave it forms and meanings that make us look to them as the founders of our ... History of Greece: The Golden Age of Greece The Classical Period or Golden Age of Greece from around 500 to 300 BC has given us the great monuments art philosophy architecture and literature which are the ... Ancient Greece UNIT for Teachers - MrDonn.org EGYPT: GREECE: Desert: Very wet: One Coast (Mediterranean) Surrounded by Seas (Med Ionian Aegean: One solid piece: Many peninsulas and islands: Flat: Mountainous Music in Greece: Types and famous artists - Greeka.com Guide to Greece music types: Greek Folk Songs (Dimotiko Tragoudi) Kantada Nisiotika Rebetiko and also info about famous music artists.
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