The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1919-03-20

II who's mountains Greece was
Graded, may again come under
Heller ic rule if the demands
of Greek representatives al the peace
conference are granted. Here are
found the first evidences IF that Greek
culture which later permeated the
world. In tie Valley of the Chara-
covista, unde' the very shadow Of
OlytZika, The terrible TOmaros of the
anciehts, ruins speak their tale to the
archaeologist of civilization ante
dating that Of the Greece of today,
says the Kansas City Star.
Here, myth )logy has it. Zeus, re-
leased from Chaos wed DiOne, the
fecund earth, and from their mating
came the be-. utii'ul Aphrodite. On
this spot now rest the ruins of the
sanctuary Of Aphi odite, overlooking
the crumbled temple and vOtive monu-
mentS, and hidden midst the oaks and
| ley, no doubt Is the sacred spring,
whose murmCrings, controlled by the
divine Dione and Aphrodite, We're in
terpreted by tie temple oracles.
On the side OF the hill, to the south
of the citadel, which stood on prom
ontory in the center of the valley,
have been found the remains of n
majestic theater, its walls shrOuded in
vines and trees.
There. on the size of the AcrOpOliS.
from which all the plain is spread
out before the traveller. Ulysses called
up the souls of the dead.
From the fateful oaks of DodOna,
towering above the temple and the
alter, Minerva chose the mast of the
beautiful shiI Argo, and 10 the god of
Dodona Achilles poured out his liba'
tions.
Kings Descended From Achilles.
The kings of the MOlOss;ans, one of
the many tribes into which Epirus
was divided, asserted direct descent
from Pyrrhus, son of Achilles. who
settled there after the sack of Troy,
leaving the kingdom to his son AIo-
losSuS. 1t was not till the time of
Alexander the Great that these many
tribes were banded together into one
nation. Then Alexander, an uLcle OF
Alexander the Great, was made king
over Epirus by Phillip H., father of
Alexander the Great, and brought all
the tribes together. the little country
becoming united kingdom In the
fourth century B. G.
Since, its history has been tragic.
The scene of continuous turmoil, it
imprudently espoused the cause of
Perseus in lag Il. -, and, devastated
by the conquerlng Romans, was an
nexed to the province of Macedonia.
Except for inter-tribal ven0etta. there
were few changes till the thirteenth
century, when it was seized by Michel
Angelus Comenus with the taking of
COnstantinopie by the Latins.
After two hundred yeats of Latin
and Byzantine rule, with Albania, il
reverted to the control of native
princes, under whom tribal feuds in.
creased in eerocity AMI sa"agery.
And, weakened by lis years OF inter
nal fighting, 4 waA an easy prey to
the Turks ir the fifteenth century.
Bloody 2uIe of the Turks.
For while iawlessness was quelled,
but, with the beginning of the decline
of the Turkish empire in the seven
teenth century the old rule of blood
returned till AT the beginning of the
present century Turkey was unable to
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borders.
Its hills were filed with lawless
bands whose deprcdations the Otto
man rulers ere powerless to curb
Hiding in the Businesses of the Pin
dus mountains. brigands would swoop
down upon pack trains, OF upon tn,
valley farms, and be back In their
lairs before he police could arrive
at the spot and once in their noun
taips they were SAFE.
fneirs was the life of the Scotch
Highlanders Of tic time of the
Stuarts. Clan spirit increased as the
yoke of the Ioslem was lifted, and
the law OF retaliation was the only
effective governmental instrument.
Blood for blood was the rule, and
thousands died In cleo feuds.
Inspectors of schools founded by
wealthy Epirotes took their lives In
their hands when they made their
tours and t,cir visits were always
kept secret. The French consul hardly
dared go ont Of sight of his home.