Travels in Sicily, Greece and AlbaniaCambridge University Press, 2014 M12 11 - 570 pages Between 1812 and 1814, Cambridge fellow and cleric Thomas Smart Hughes (1786-1847) and Robert Townley Parker, later an MP for Preston, embarked on a tour of Mediterranean countries, 'those theatres of the most interesting events recorded in the annals of history'. This two-volume account of their travels, illustrated with plates from the drawings of the architect Charles Robert Cockerell, was first published in 1820. In Volume 1, Hughes describes their arrival in Gibraltar, their experiences in Sicily, and their visits to many important classical sites in Greece, noting important historical events that took place at each location and describing the local legends, habits and customs. He quotes freely from other travel writers of the time, as well as from ancient authors and inscriptions encountered on the tour. Included also are anecdotes which render this account vivid and readable, allowing the author's personality and opinions to reveal themselves. |
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... Character of that Prince—Return to the Leon d'oro–Sail in the Great Harbour– Promontory of Plemmyrium—Piazza, or great Square of Syracuse—Cathedral—Temple of Minerva—Its Conversion into a Christian Church—Temple of Diana–Baths of Daphne ...
... Character of that Prince—Return to the Leon d'oro–Sail in the Great Harbour– Promontory of Plemmyrium—Piazza, or great Square of Syracuse—Cathedral—Temple of Minerva—Its Conversion into a Christian Church—Temple of Diana–Baths of Daphne ...
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... Character, &c.—Lysimelia—Olympiaeum—Jupiter Urios–River Anapus and Fountain Cyane—Papyrus—Syracusan Festival—Visit to Neapolis–Lautomia called “Il Paradiso”Ear of Dionysius—Character of that Prince misrepresented by the Ancients—Great ...
... Character, &c.—Lysimelia—Olympiaeum—Jupiter Urios–River Anapus and Fountain Cyane—Papyrus—Syracusan Festival—Visit to Neapolis–Lautomia called “Il Paradiso”Ear of Dionysius—Character of that Prince misrepresented by the Ancients—Great ...
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... Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 201 CHAPTER VIII. Cross the Plain of Argos---River Inachus---Cave of the Nemean Lion---Nemea Cleonae---Arrival at Corinth---Excellent Character of the young Bey---His ...
... Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 201 CHAPTER VIII. Cross the Plain of Argos---River Inachus---Cave of the Nemean Lion---Nemea Cleonae---Arrival at Corinth---Excellent Character of the young Bey---His ...
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... Character of the Caloyers---Inscriptions---Castalian Fountain--- Arrival at Castri on the Site of Delphi---Engage a Priest as a Cicerone---His Character--- Return to the Castalian Fountain---Bath of the Pythia---Double Vertex of ...
... Character of the Caloyers---Inscriptions---Castalian Fountain--- Arrival at Castri on the Site of Delphi---Engage a Priest as a Cicerone---His Character--- Return to the Castalian Fountain---Bath of the Pythia---Double Vertex of ...
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... Character---First Visit to the Pasha---Serai of Litaritza---Introduction to Ali---Advantages in visiting Ioannina at this Time---Dinner with Mr. Foresti---Psalida--- Walk round the City---Cruel Executions---Extortion of the Pasha ...
... Character---First Visit to the Pasha---Serai of Litaritza---Introduction to Ali---Advantages in visiting Ioannina at this Time---Dinner with Mr. Foresti---Psalida--- Walk round the City---Cruel Executions---Extortion of the Pasha ...
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