Identifier: historyofg78west00schm (find matches)
Title: A history of Greece for junior classes
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Schmitz, Leonhard, 1807-1890 Gennadios, A
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Publisher: Toronto : Copp, Clark
Contributing Library: The University of Western Ontario, Western Archives
Digitizing Sponsor: Ontario Council of University Libraries and Member Libraries

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oughthe long protracted struggle, and was covered with theruins of towns and villages, and the population was morethan decimated. But in our days hundreds of new townsand villages have risen from the ruins, the population hasdoubled, and the countries of Messenia, Achaia, Elis, andKorinth are cultivated like gardens. Even the state ofcontinental Greece has become much improved, althoughthe pashas of Epiros and Thessaly annually throw intoGreece hosts of wild Turkish, Albanese, and Wallachianrobbers through the narrow mountain passes. The Greeknavy is flourishing, and displays its flag in both hemi-spheres. Public instruction is difiFused from Athens, andgiven gratis to all young citizens of free Greece; liberaleducation and culture are promoted even among thoseGreeks who are still subject to Turkey, and the livingGreek language proclaims to the world that at least aportion of ancient Hellas, after an enslavement of 2000years, has again recovered its freedom. ■^^ byon ri:Kirta--oflip
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INDEX. ArrsTP.TOS, 17,Abvdos, 64; battle of, 98.Achaean league, 134.Acbaeans, 26.Acbaia, 2S, 145.Achilles, 19, 123.Acilius Glabrio, 142.Achmed Kvprisli, 166.Acbmed III., 166.Adaraantios Koraes, 169..ffigina, 41, 51, 62.^gospotami, 99..ffimilius PauUus, 143.jEolian colonies, 27..Jiolians, 26..fischines, 118.Jiscbvlos, SI..Stolians, 137.Agameinnon, 19.Agesilaos, 105, 114Agiatis, 135.Agis II., 94, 105.Agis III., 127.Agis IV., 134.Agyrrbios, 107Akarnania, 111.Aianianians, 140.y Akrokorinthos, 138, 141.Aktion, battle of, 150.Alaiic, 154.Albanese, 167.Aletes, 29. Alexander (of Pherae), 113.Alexander the Great, 104, 121, 126.Alexander (of Epiius), 120. •Alexandria, 124,Alfred, Prince, 192.Ali, pasha of Epiios, 168.Alkibiades, 91, 98.Alkma^oirlds, 50.Alkseos, 56.Ambracian Gulf, 84.Ammon, 124.Amphiktyons, 116.Amphiktyony of Delphi, 52.AmphipoUs, 90.Aniphissa, 119.Amphissa, bishop of, 172.Amyntas, King of Macedonia, 59.Anabasis, 105Anakreon, 56.Anatolikon, 177.Auaxinienes, 56.Andros, island o

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