Marble Hill press., 1921-01-06
GREECE, NEW NATION OF
AN ANCIENT PEOPLE.

The question ~ succession TO the
throne ~ King Alexander " Hrrrcr
'ururd world interest once moro O.
southeastern Europe, The changes
Grrrrc has undergone irrrii"rially snd
the part Il has played IN the var AMI
crises nf it, CORNER ~ the world, arr
discussed IN N, following Bulletin -
sued BY tie National Geographic go
ciriy:
what IA Grcrcc'
In the usht - N, pas, the answer
migbi well br tentative. for n d"nul
iIuu ~ Grv-r,'s arra ~ auy time dur
ius the thousands ~ y'ar ~ 80 his
tnfy would have held fori hardly Tor
quarter century and 10 latter year.,
- sNlft have hr,u the changes Ia ih"
new Grrrrr. each decade has seen the
nNiu. y new boundaries
"Na' until modern times -cNr'p'
furlu. dee mcyucu'nry empire ~ A''i
aud,f has 'Gr-~rr' meant uu'l"n
IN the Grccian Golden Agr. as we'll
- before Hui since. Gv'~'r vas y
huus. divided against itself it, Dc
tailed history Nouii mean N" hlsinfN
~ more ifHB i'o separate states
And yet there was NJ an tunes s"m"
g..ilue o, Hellenic uaii"uEl.t, even
though the rItH'rlrs among tie "a.
fIous grpnps s'sal ln the way o' fu
siuu into a s.Es.y nation.
while Great i'r'l'n may 10 Dc
sCfIIssi us land surrounded by seas
grr..v mny b. said '' De- a sea sur.
rounded hy land Tho li"N,u', haN"
always i'rH so farms fuIk. Hrh
The Mediterranean SEA HH1 uDrc Ter
tieu'afIy fhs Acs,an have ''sn thslf
oau particular herring iHu1s' The
islands . the eastern Mr'If'-rH u,nn
t.fams Greek territory in 'hs.f sn.
tiraty. sui mis- vas true a'sl - tho
lslaul.lik. Irlopoun-.u. aui som"
other portion. - ih' Grr'k p'ninsulu.
Bui hn equally Important part -
Grr,~-r#uf better. 90 The land - ~,
Hrllrnrs we're The settlements made
hy it, mariners ou the shurys ~ ~"
mainland that hem IN %, Mcil'cr
rnn.an These settlements consti.
,u'ri nn urhrpkcn fringe ~ ll"Ilas
along ~. shores % Asia Minor Ani
scattered communities 90 %" shores
~ Italy. ~ sicily. even ~ northern
Africa AHd Wha' = nos southern
Fmrrr Tlis wa. Tie iDHs' vr'~.''
or Hrllas ~ i's rrc1's.i-a domain
- oue r.apIc but ~ many states
"Gfr,--c save %. world i's Hri
I.asHe ~ Na''ons. ne prI'ar league.
organized 'a az n e. ~ way - un
tuai protection against ''' 'ey'"rra'
aggression - p,~-H witch bad u
SORT ~ T,-'luto IiHsIfI runi'Iu1 %
g. own lu those DAYS A'h,u, uas
a." only principal tower 'r 'hl-
league. anil was 'hc re,neu.Frl leader
n 'As orE HrITa'.ur.
Later ,awr Tho h"eruory - 40
ems hy 'u->r 'hy larfay..r' CO. g.-r
~ democracy. ',-nf' oven ~ 'H,
trarpInr> ~ monarchy A. il's ps
ri"d ani under sHa' may ln termed
the empires ~ Sparta ana T'.nes.
close approach 20 GrcoE nation NAV
hc said tu have existed bur Boo non,
of these rras were most ~ ihr terri
tories ppuplrd hy Grc'k. Included arl
even Inrrs parts ~ ''r CrayN rfn.u
suln Itself were governed hs other
Hellenic Natr, For y hr.r' 90
under Alexander lo G-n' Grr,r,
reached tho status - % nation hu' T.
was o fusion forrrl ~ virtual ou'
siHor and contained much territory Is.
hah''yd by o'here than Greeks and
on the death % the great military
genius the IIrllcnos separated again
into numerous governmental units
Greece. expanding from 'hc c''y
state had comprised for q moment
aImus; the IS vhol, civilized world. bu;
the great dlnrUn wns followed hy on
equally great contraction. Grc,~o zen
under the rising power ~ Rome aud
became a mere province IN the west
cru empire.
The military ability and power of
the Greeks died under the Roman
yoke; but when The Eastern empire
was formed with Constaufiuoplc as l,s
seat. Greek culture conquered where
Greek arms could not. md RyEsnilum
became in reality great Greek state.
Once more the territory that. ny ron.
struction nj least, can he regarded ms
Greece spread outward untii II held
eastern Europe. II is on revIvinC the
glory Of this period In GrccIRn history
that Greek ambition. when II could
live at all. hns dwclt."