Travels in Sicily, Greece & AlbaniaJ. Mawman, 1820 |
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Page 3
... whole country was laid waste by the Consul Æmilius Paulus , whose fierce army in one day sacked seventy cities * , sold 150,000 of the wretched inhabitants into slavery , overthrew their walls , and left them in a state of ruin which at ...
... whole country was laid waste by the Consul Æmilius Paulus , whose fierce army in one day sacked seventy cities * , sold 150,000 of the wretched inhabitants into slavery , overthrew their walls , and left them in a state of ruin which at ...
Page 16
... whole castron , with its principal gula or citadel , fell into their hands . During three days the most terrible commotions ensued , and a general assault was prepared against the city by the Al- banians in the fortress and their allies ...
... whole castron , with its principal gula or citadel , fell into their hands . During three days the most terrible commotions ensued , and a general assault was prepared against the city by the Al- banians in the fortress and their allies ...
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... whole towns and villages , and massacred the inhabitants by thousands ; so that the MS . concludes this part of its history with a pathetic exclamation of Acarnania weep- ing for her children and refusing comfort because they are not ...
... whole towns and villages , and massacred the inhabitants by thousands ; so that the MS . concludes this part of its history with a pathetic exclamation of Acarnania weep- ing for her children and refusing comfort because they are not ...
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... whole concern . The public prison is a dreadful place , sufficient to make the stoutest person's heart sink within him . A procuratore attends there daily to administer food and raiment to the wretched prisoners , many of whom would ...
... whole concern . The public prison is a dreadful place , sufficient to make the stoutest person's heart sink within him . A procuratore attends there daily to administer food and raiment to the wretched prisoners , many of whom would ...
Page 32
... whole Grecian army , who all with one accord adored it as a deity - μg opμn s tov . By many however the sneeze was considered rather in the light of a disease , or at least as the indication of one , and thence arose the ancient form of ...
... whole Grecian army , who all with one accord adored it as a deity - μg opμn s tov . By many however the sneeze was considered rather in the light of a disease , or at least as the indication of one , and thence arose the ancient form of ...
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Acarnania Acheron Agà Albanian troops Alessio Ali Pasha Ali's amongst ancient Antonietti appeared Apsus Argyro-Castro arms army arrived Arta attack Avlona beautiful Berat beys called caloyer Captain carried castron character Charadrus chief church commanded Constantinople Corfu death Delvino dispatched district divan dominions Effendi endeavoured enemies English Epirus favourite fortress Foto French friends gain Gardiki Gardikiote garrison grand Greece Greek hands harem head hill honour Ibrahim Pasha inhabitants Ioannina Ionian Ionian islands Ionian Sea island Kiaffa Klissura lake Mahometan means Mouchtar Pasha mountains Mustafà officers Palasca palikars Paramithia Parga Parghiotes plain Porte possession Pouqueville Prevesa prisoners procured received republic returned river rock Romaic ruins Russians Santa Maura scarcely sent seraglio serai Signore Nicolo soon Suli Suliots Tepeleni tion took town Turkey Turkish Turks Tzavella village vizir Voïussa whilst δὲ νὰ τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν