Author: SIOTAS, JAMES
Title: Siatista-Macedonia : The Spirit of Hellenism
Description: Raleigh, NC, Pentland Press. 2000, 1st.US Ed.. (ISBN: 1571972218) Soft cover. Book, Siatista is in Northern Greece where it borders on Albania,Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and consequently it's history reflects all the different powers and cultures, languages and religions that have flowed through the Balkans - from the Macedonian empire of Philip and Alexander the Great through Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman rulers to the modern Greek state. The author describes the resilience of the people, the successful merchants of the 18th C. who traded across Europe and the Ottoman Empire, how they survived many regime changes, revolutions and wars and still retained their Greek language and Orthodoxy and promoted education.He describes the strong family and community bonds, and the local customs and festivals which still support their social solidarity. 201+10 pages, illus, bibliography. New.

Keywords: 1571972218 Hellenism History Macedonia Siatista Sold


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