Author: David Thomas Ansted
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 514

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Author: David Thomas ANSTED
Publisher:
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Category : Ionian Islands (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 516

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Author: Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 0853236542
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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It is always interesting to read studies of insular or isolated groups or environments, and to speculate on why they do not tend to mirror changes in neighbouring areas. This book studies the archaeological evidence during the period 3000-800 BC, the settlements, cemeteries, artefacts and environment of each individual island. In a concluding chapter the islands are studied as a group looking at general sequences of historical and cultural development and the role of foreign, outside influences in accounting or contributing to these changes. A clear and well illustrated archaeological study.

Author: John Freely
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857718282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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Legend has it that the Ionian Islands were created as Zeus' beautiful lover, Io, raced through the Ionian Sea escaping Hera's wrath. Rising from the waters between Greece and Italy, the Ionians - peaks of an underwater mountain range - are quite unlike any of the other Greek islands and are some of the most culturally, historically and mythologically rich in all Greece. Consisting of Corfu, Paxos, Ithaka, Lefkas, Cephalonia, Zakynthos (Zante) and Kythera, they have been inhabited since Paleolithic times and have a colourful and often turbulent past. Variously invaded and occupied by the Goths, Arabs, Normans, Venetians, British, Germans and most recently by tourism, they have always absorbed and assimilated other cultures whilst still retaining their unique character and identity. The Ionians have been made famous in literature from Homer and Aeschylus to Gerald Durrell and Louis de Bernières and numerous myths are associated with them: Corfu is linked to the voyage of Jason's Argonauts, Aphrodite was born on Kythera, Paxos and Corfu were once joined until Poseidon threw his trident and separated them and Odysseus' home was on Ithaka. John Freely, who has visited and travelled throughout the islands over the course of 40 years, here illuminates the history, culture and present day of all seven islands, providing the most readable and comprehensive guide to the magnificent Ionians.

Author: Jim Potts
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199754160
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296

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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: David Thomas Ansted
Publisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342063710
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510

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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. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: George William Hamilton Fitzmaurice Earl of Orkney
Publisher: London : Chapman and Hall
ISBN:
Category : Ionian Islands (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author: D. T. Ansted
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783348034784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: Ferdinand Whittingham
Publisher:
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Category : Ionian Islands (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 424

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Author: George William Hamilton Fitzmaurice Orkney
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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