. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . dded to Greece. 1866 Insurrection in Crete supported liy Greece. 1868 Turkey and Greece prepare for war. 1869 Conference of powers at Paris settles Cretan question. Candia forced to submit to Turkey. 1877 Russo-Turkish war causes great excitement in Greece. 1878 Treaty of Berlin leaves Grecian frontier question to be settled by Turkey and Demarcation of frontier intrusted to commission of the six powers and the
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . dded to Greece. 1866 Insurrection in Crete supported liy Greece. 1868 Turkey and Greece prepare for war. 1869 Conference of powers at Paris settles Cretan question. Candia forced to submit to Turkey. 1877 Russo-Turkish war causes great excitement in Greece. 1878 Treaty of Berlin leaves Grecian frontier question to be settled by Turkey and Demarcation of frontier intrusted to commission of the six powers and the two interested parties. 1885 Revolution of Philippopolis incites Greece to demand compensation for Bulgarian ag- grandisement. 1886 Powers blockade Greek ports. 1887 New troubles concerning Crete. 1896 Nationalist agitation in Greece. 1897 Cretan war. Greeks attempt to occupy Crete. Powers intervene and give Crete an autonomous government under Turkish suzerainty. Greeks told to withdraw. Turkeydeclares war on Greece. After short campaign, in which Turkey is successful, peaceis concluded in December. 1898 Prince George of Greece appointed high commissioner of BOOK III THE HISTORY OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE CHAPTER I ANTECEDENTS OF THE TURKISH NATIONS When, after having read in Strabo chapters which treat of Asia, we lookon a modern map for the names of the people, the states, the mountains, therivers, and the cities which the geography of the first century named anddescribed, our surprise is great; it is with difficulty that we recognise somenames of Iranian or Semitic origin; all the others are new and are spoken inbarbaric tongues; Ionia is Turkey in Asia, the Taurus is called Giaour Dagh,Hyrcania has become IQiwarezm (Kharezm), and one has to guess at theOxus and Yaxartes imder their names of Amu and Sir-Daria. Without doubtthe names of people and places have changed in western and central Europesince the days of Strabo, but not in the same degree. From the first century
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