A History of Greece: From Its Conquest By The Romans To The Present Time, B.C. 146 To A.D. 1864: Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - European History) - Softcover

Finlay, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108078338 ISBN 13: 9781108078337

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A participant in the Greek struggle for independence alongside Lord Byron, the philhellene George Finlay (1799–1875) lent his support to the newly liberated nation while diligently studying its past. The monographs he published in his lifetime covered the history of Greece since the Roman conquest, spanning two millennia. His two-volume History of the Greek Revolution (1861) is reissued separately in this series. Edited by the scholar Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829–1916) and published in 1877, this seven-volume collection brought together Finlay's histories, incorporating significant revisions. Notably, Finlay gives due consideration to social and economic factors as well as high politics. Volume 1 spans the years 146 BCE to 716 CE. It covers the conquest of Greece by the Romans, and the establishment of the eastern empire. Charting the internal struggles of early Byzantium, Finlay takes the history up to the accession of Leo III.

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Book Description

A philhellene participant in the Greek war of independence alongside Lord Byron, George Finlay (1799–1875) thereafter devoted decades to historical research. This classic seven-volume work, tracing the history of Greece across two millennia, was edited from Finlay's earlier monographs by Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829–1916) and published in 1877.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108078338
• ISBN 13: 9781108078337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 540