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History of Greece from its conquest by the Crusaders to its conquest by the Turks and of the Empire of Trebizond (A.D.1204-1461)
GEORGE FINLAY
HISTORY OF
MEDIEVAL GREECE FROM ITS CONQUEST BY THE CRUSADERS TO ITS CONQUEST BY THE TURKS AND OF THE
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND
(1204-1461)
CHAPTERS
I. CHANGES OF THE POPULATION IN GREECE AFTER THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. A. D. 540-1460.
II. CAUSES OF HOSTILE FEELINGS BETWEEN THE BYZANTINE GREEKS AND THE WESTERN EUROPEANS.—A. D. 867-1200
III. OVERTHROW OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE BY THE CRUSADERS. A.D. 1096-1204.
IV. EMPIRE OF ROMANIA.—A. D. 1204-1261.
V. KINGDOM OF SALONICA. A.D. 1204-1222.
VI. DESPOTAT OF EPIRUS. EMPIRE OF THESSALONICA. A.D. 1204-1469.
VII. DUKES OF ATHENS.—1205-1456.
VIII. PRINCIPALITY OF ACHAIA OR THE MOREA.—1205-1387.
IX. BYZANTINE PROVINCE IN THE PELOPONNESUS.—A.D. 1262-1460.
X. DUKES OF THE ARCHIPELAGO OR OF NAXOS.—A.D. 1207-1566.
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND
1204-1461
I. FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE.—A.D. 1204-1222.
II. TREBIZOND TRIBUTARY TO THE SELJOUK SULTANS AND THE MONGOLS.—1222-1280.
III. TREBIZOND INDEPENDENT. INTERNAL FACTIONS.—1280-1349.
IV. REESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPEROR’S SUPREMACY. —1349-1446.
V. FALL OF THE EMPIRE. 1446-1461.
HISTORY OF
MEDIEVAL GREECE FROM ITS CONQUEST BY THE CRUSADERS TO ITS CONQUEST BY THE TURKS AND OF THE
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND
(1204-1461)
CHAPTERS
I. CHANGES OF THE POPULATION IN GREECE AFTER THE DECLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. A. D. 540-1460.
II. CAUSES OF HOSTILE FEELINGS BETWEEN THE BYZANTINE GREEKS AND THE WESTERN EUROPEANS.—A. D. 867-1200
III. OVERTHROW OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE BY THE CRUSADERS. A.D. 1096-1204.
IV. EMPIRE OF ROMANIA.—A. D. 1204-1261.
V. KINGDOM OF SALONICA. A.D. 1204-1222.
VI. DESPOTAT OF EPIRUS. EMPIRE OF THESSALONICA. A.D. 1204-1469.
VII. DUKES OF ATHENS.—1205-1456.
VIII. PRINCIPALITY OF ACHAIA OR THE MOREA.—1205-1387.
IX. BYZANTINE PROVINCE IN THE PELOPONNESUS.—A.D. 1262-1460.
X. DUKES OF THE ARCHIPELAGO OR OF NAXOS.—A.D. 1207-1566.
EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND
1204-1461
I. FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE.—A.D. 1204-1222.
II. TREBIZOND TRIBUTARY TO THE SELJOUK SULTANS AND THE MONGOLS.—1222-1280.
III. TREBIZOND INDEPENDENT. INTERNAL FACTIONS.—1280-1349.
IV. REESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPEROR’S SUPREMACY. —1349-1446.
V. FALL OF THE EMPIRE. 1446-1461.
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First published October 28, 2010
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About the author
George Finlay
82 books6 followersGeorge Finlay was a Scottish historian.
Finlay was born in Faversham, Kent, where his Scottish father, Captain John Finlay FRS, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was inspector of government powder mills. Finlay's father died in 1802, and his Scottish mother and uncle (Kirkman Finlay) took hand of his education. His love of history was attributed to his mother.
Intended for the law, he was educated at the University of Glasgow, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Edinburgh, but becoming an enthusiast in the cause of Greece, he joined Byron in the war of independence, and thereafter bought a property near Athens, where he settled and busied himself with schemes for the improvement of the country, which met with little success. For many years, he acted as the special correspondent of the London Times. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1838. He died in Athens.
His History of Greece, produced in sections between 1843 and 1861, did not at first receive the recognition which its merits deserved, but it has since been given by scholars in all countries, and specially in Germany, a place among works of permanent value, alike for its literary style and the depth and insight of its historical views. It was re-issued in 1877 as A History of Greece from the Roman Conquest to the Present Time (146 BC to 1864).
Confusion arising from a work of Thomas Moore on the life of Byron which refers to his uncle by full name but Finlay only by surname, lead to some of his exploits being ascribed to a putative brother Kirkman Finlay.
Finlay was born in Faversham, Kent, where his Scottish father, Captain John Finlay FRS, an officer in the Royal Engineers, was inspector of government powder mills. Finlay's father died in 1802, and his Scottish mother and uncle (Kirkman Finlay) took hand of his education. His love of history was attributed to his mother.
Intended for the law, he was educated at the University of Glasgow, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Edinburgh, but becoming an enthusiast in the cause of Greece, he joined Byron in the war of independence, and thereafter bought a property near Athens, where he settled and busied himself with schemes for the improvement of the country, which met with little success. For many years, he acted as the special correspondent of the London Times. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1838. He died in Athens.
His History of Greece, produced in sections between 1843 and 1861, did not at first receive the recognition which its merits deserved, but it has since been given by scholars in all countries, and specially in Germany, a place among works of permanent value, alike for its literary style and the depth and insight of its historical views. It was re-issued in 1877 as A History of Greece from the Roman Conquest to the Present Time (146 BC to 1864).
Confusion arising from a work of Thomas Moore on the life of Byron which refers to his uncle by full name but Finlay only by surname, lead to some of his exploits being ascribed to a putative brother Kirkman Finlay.
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