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Taschenbuch: 520 Seiten
Verlag: AuthorHouse (25. Oktober 2006)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1425922333
ISBN-13: 978-1425922337
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 22,4 x 14,5 x 3,3 cm
Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.506.315 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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Mani, Laconia, Greece has a unique position in the history of the Greek nation. Although a fewother regions of Greece at times opposed the Turks in their four hundred year occupation of Greece,Mani continually opposed them. This book covers the history ofMani from her pre-historical periodto her independence from Turkey in 1821.In prehistoric times Mani was inhabited by the Leleges, Achaeans, and Dorians. The Doriansevolved into the Spartans. Tradition says that the Spartans were given their highly-disciplinary lawsby Lycurgus. They developed a society composed of freemen, perioeci, and helots. Nabis's revoltdrove the oligarchic Spartans to neighboring Mani. Mani first became a distinctive region whenRome recognized her as the Commonwealth of the Lacedaemonians because she aided Augustusin the battle of Actium.Through the ages various people have immigrated to Mani: Albanians, Mardaltes, Slavs, andWallachians. Because of her isolation by the rugged mountain Taygetus, Mani was not generallyconverted to Christianity until the tenth century. After the Crusaders conquered Constantinople in1204, the Franks descended to Laconia, conquered her, and established themselves in three greatfortresses in Mani.After the Byzantine Empire fell to the Turks in 1453, the Maniates revolted eight different timesagainst the Turks. In 1685 the Venetians drove the Turks out of the Peloponnese, but in 1715 theyreturned.Two social classes developed in Mani: the Nyklians and achamnomeroi. The Nyklians were theupper class of merchant-landowners. The Nyklians built tower houses to protect themselves duringtheir family feuds. To maintain peace, the Maniates evolved the "unwritten laws"' ofMani. Theydeveloped the unique funeral dirge of revenge in which family dirge singers fanatically urgedrevenge whenever a person was killed.Each region of Mani was governed by a captain. From 1776-1821 the Maniates were ruled by abey, who was one of the captains of Mani. The Turks appointed this bey but had di

�ber den Autor

John Antonakos is a retired electrical engineer who holds degrees in physics and electrical engineering. He was employed as an electrical engineer for over forty years, thirty-two of which were with the United States Army at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J.He has always been interested in history, biography, linguistics and ethnography, and has read widely in these fields. Being of Greek background, he is especially interested in exploring his roots. In connection with these interests, in addition to this book, Noted Greeks of the Middle Ages, he has written or is writing books on the following Greek subjects: a compendium on the Greek language, a history of the Mani District of Greece, the experiences of his wife Eva during World War II, and the biographies of the noted Greeks of antiquity.

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Looking forward to reading this book. 27. Januar 2012

Von Steve M - Ver�ffentlicht auf Amazon.com

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I have only one hard cover book on Greek History, given to me by my late Grandfather, Louis Maniates.
As a Maniates in Ipswich, Mass. I am proud to always know more of my heritage.

A great historical reading 4. M�rz 2010

Von Stephen N. Lakos - Ver�ffentlicht auf Amazon.com

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I am always looking for new information about Mani. I have a direct lineage to a Maniate Kapetan (Katsoulakos of Kelefa, awarded a silver star by general A.P. Mavromichaelis during the war of independence and reaching Kapetan status for his war services) and am looking to keep our family heritage alive. I have found several books, and read them intently, but I always thought the best information was probably written in Greek and in scattered accounts from travelers from Europe. This author does an incredible job of collecting the literature about Mani and translating it to English. The list of reference materials are many and must certainly have taken years to read and accumulate this information into this cronological and meaningful account of the history of Mani, the people, the traditions, the international relevance of this land throughout the middle ages right up to the war of independence. I could go on and on about all the facts, I loved it. And I thank the author for providing such a wealth of information for my starving knowledge...and I love the fact that your a Stadioti decendant! wow! And actually a engineer and not a scholarly historian ;) I can't believe it!
Steve Lakos
Boston Massachusettes

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