The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century - a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and (14765063922)

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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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Greece—The War of Independence 277 Russia by dividing the Turkish armies; but the promised help never came tothe betrayed and wretched Greeks, who were left to suffer the unspeakable ven-geance of their barbarous masters, while Russia made such peace as she couldwith advantage to herself. At last, in 1821, there came another rebellion more general than any before.This was started by a secret society, called simply the Hetairia, which meanssocieties. The Hetairia were organized everywhere by the Greeks as liter-ary societies, and it was several years before the Turks suspected there wasany unity or even any political purpose behind them. The system was elabo-rate; there were circles within circles; members of the outer one learnedscarcely anything of the order, and only the final innermost circle of si.xteenmen knew fully its plans and purposes. The dream of the Hetairists was torestore the ancient freedom and glory of Greece, and their membership wasnot confined to Greeks; many roma