See also:

• ARTA (Narda, i.e. iv "Ap&a, or Zarta, i,e. eis "Apra)
• ARTA, GULF OF (anc. Sinus Ambracius)

ARTA (Narda, i.e. iv "Ap&a, or Zarta, i,e. eis "Apra)  , a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• GREECE

Greece, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• ARTA (Narda, i.e. iv "Ap&a, or Zarta, i,e. eis "Apra)
• ARTA, GULF OF (anc. Sinus Ambracius)

Arta, S9 M . N.N.W. of Mesolonghi . Pop. about 7000 . It is built on the site of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• AMBRACIA (more correctly AMPRACIA)

Ambracia (q.v.), its See also:

• PRESENT

present designation being derived from a corruption of the name of the See also:

• RIVER

river Arachthus (Arta) on which it stands . This enters the Gulf of Arta some distance See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of the town . The river forms the frontier between Greece and See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey, and is crossed by a picturesque See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge, which is neutral ground . There are a few remains of old cyclopean walls . The town contains also a See also:

• BYZANTINE

Byzantine See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle, built on the lofty site of the ancient citadel; a See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace belonging to the See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek See also:

• METROPOLITAN (Lat. metropolitanus, Gr. µnrpoiroXtrns)

metropolitan; a number of mosques, synagogues and churches, the most remarkable being the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the Virgin of See also:

• CONSOLATION (Fr. consolation, Lat. consolatio, from consolari, to assuage, comfort, console)

Consolation, founded in 819 . The streets of the town were widened and improved in 1869 . Manufacture of woollens, cottons, See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather and See also:

• EMBROIDERY (M.E. embrouderie, from O. Fr. embroder, Mod. Fr. broder)

embroidery is carried on, and there is See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade in See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle, See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine, See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco, See also:

• HEMP (in O. Eng. henep, cf. Dutch hennep, Ger. Hanf , cognate with Gr. Kavval3er, Lat. cannabis)

hemp, hides and See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain . Much of the neighbouring See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain is very fertile, and the town is surrounded with gardens and orchards, in which See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

orange, See also:

• LEMON
• LEMON, MARK (1809-1870)

lemon and citron come to See also:

• GREAT

great perfection . In 1083 Arta was taken by See also:

• BOHEMUND

Bohemund of See also:

• TARENTUM
• TARENTUM (Gr. rapas)

Tarentum; in 1449 by the See also:

• TURKS

Turks; in 1688 by the Venetians .

In 1797 it was held by the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, but in the following See also:

• YEAR

year, 17.98, All See also:

• PASHA

Pasha of See also:

• IANNINA (i.e. " the city of St John "; Gr. Ioannina; Turk Yanid; also written Janina, Jannina, and, according to its Albanian pronunciation, Yanina)

Iannina captured it . During the Greek See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence it suffered severely, and was the See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of several conflicts, in which the ultimate success was with the Turks . An insurrection in 1854 was at once repressed . It was ceded to Greece in 1881 . In the See also:

• GRECO, EL

Greco-See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish War of 1897 the Greeks gained some temporary successes at Arta during See also:

• APRIL

April and May .