An Historical Outline of the Greek Revolution - With a Few Remarks on the Present State of Affairs in That Country (Paperback)

William Martin Leake (1777 1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar interested in reconstructing the topography of ancient cities. He was a founding member of the Royal Geographical Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815. After his retirement in 1815 he devoted the rest of his life to topographical and classical studies. First published in 1826, this second edition contains a detailed discussion of the historical background of and events during the first years of the Greek Revolution (1821 1830). Focusing on the Peloponnese, Leake explores the political and social condition of Greece under the Ottoman Empire, discussing the causes of the Revolution and providing a detailed narrative of its course. This volume, the first scholarly work on the subject, provides a valuable contemporary account by an author who was familiar with both the territory and the peoples that were his subject.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - European History
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	William Martin Leake
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-02125-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	1-108-02125-5
Barcode:	9781108021258

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