Travels in Northern GreeceWilliam Martin Leake (1777-1860) was a British military officer and classical scholar specialising 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. These volumes, first published in 1835, contain Leake's account of his four extensive journeys across Greece between 1804 and 1810. Using the form of a travelogue, Leake discusses the contemporary Greek and Turkish culture and provides detailed descriptions of ancient archaeological sites and geography. Leake's precise observations and detailed descriptions were influential in shaping the study of classical topography, with these volumes providing valuable information for the ancient sites and contemporary culture of the region. Volume 4 contains the conclusion of his fourth journey between 1809-1810. |
Contents
CHAPTER XXXV | 44 |
CHAPTER XXXVI | 87 |
CHAPTER XXXVII | 130 |
CHAPTER XXXVIII | 205 |
CHAPTER XXXIX | 258 |
CHAPTER XL | 329 |
CHAPTER XLI | 372 |
CHAPTER XLII | 418 |
CHAPTER XLIII | 475 |
ADDITIONAL NOTE TO CHAPTER XXXVII | 539 |
Ioannina in the 14th century | 553 |
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Acarnania Achelous Aghiá Agrafa Albanians Alý Pashá Ambracia ancient Apidanus Argos Armyró Arta Athamanes Athamania bank Cæsar called castle church coast cross distance district Dodona eastern side Enipeus Epirus Etolians Fanári Férsala foot Glyký Gomphi Greece Greek gulf height Hellenic hill hour houses inhabitants inscription Ioánnina Iolcus Kalamá Kastrí Kónitza lake Lárissa latter Macedonia marsh masonry miles Mitzikéli Molossis monastery moun Mount Othrys Mount Pelium mountain northern northward occupied opposite Othrys Paleokastro Paramythía parás pass Peneius Pharsalus Philip Phthiotis piastres Pindus plain Prévyza probably remains ridge river road Roman ruins Scylax situated slope southern Spata stades stones Strabo summit temple thence Thesprotia Thessalian Thessalian plain Thessaly tion tjiftlík town Tríkkala Turkish Turks valley Vezír village Vlokhó Volo walls Zagóri δὲ εἰς ἐν ἐπὶ καὶ κατὰ μὲν οἱ πρὸς τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τοῦ τῷ τῶν