A History of Greece
From its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B.C. 146 to A.D. 1864

This classic seven-volume work, incorporating authorial revisions and published posthumously in 1877, traces the history of Greece across two millennia.

George Finlay (Author), H. F. Tozer (Edited by)

9781108078337, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 6 November 2014

540 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg

A participant in the Greek struggle for independence alongside Lord Byron, the philhellene George Finlay (1799–1875) lent his support to the newly liberated nation while diligently studying its past. The monographs he published in his lifetime covered the history of Greece since the Roman conquest, spanning two millennia. His two-volume History of the Greek Revolution (1861) is reissued separately in this series. Edited by the scholar Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829–1916) and published in 1877, this seven-volume collection brought together Finlay's histories, incorporating significant revisions. Notably, Finlay gives due consideration to social and economic factors as well as high politics. Volume 1 spans the years 146 BCE to 716 CE. It covers the conquest of Greece by the Romans, and the establishment of the eastern empire. Charting the internal struggles of early Byzantium, Finlay takes the history up to the accession of Leo III.

Editor's preface
Preface to the history of Greece under foreign domination
Preface to Greece under the Romans
Chronology
Autobiography of the author
1. From the conquest of Greece to the establishment of Constantinople as capital of the Roman empire
2. From the establishment of Constantinople as capital of the Roman empire, to the accession of Justinian
3. The reign of Justinian
4. From the death of Justinian to the restoration of Roman power in the east by Heraclius
5. From the Mohammedan invasion of Syria to the extinction of the Roman power in the east
Appendices.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]