See also:

• SANTA

SANTA MAURA, or LEUCADIA (AevK&&a, See also:

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

ancient Aevt&s)  , one of the Ionian Islands, with an See also:

• AREA

area of 110 sq. m. and a See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population of about 30,000 . It lies off the See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• ACARNANIA

Acarnania (See also:

• GREECE

Greece), immediately See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of the entrance to the Gulf of See also:

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

Arta . The shallow strait separating it. from the mainland is liable to be blocked by See also:

• SAND
• SAND, GEORGE (1804-1876)

sand-See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks; a See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal was cut through these in the 7th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century B.C. by the See also:

• CORINTHIANS

Corinthians, and was again after a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of disuse opened up by the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans . During the See also:

• BRITISH

British occupation a canal for boats of 4 to 5 ft. See also:

• DRAUGHT (from the common Teutonic word " to draw "; cf. Ger. 7'racht, load; the pronunciation led to the variant form " draft," now confined to certain specific meanings)

draught was formed from Fort See also:

• SANTA

Santa Maura to the See also:

• TOWN

town, but the 16 ft. deep See also:

• SHIP

ship canal which it was proposed (1844) to carry right across the See also:

• LAGOON (Fr. lagune, Lat. lacuna, a pool)

lagoon or submerged See also:

• ISTHMUS (Gr.io0pbs, neck)

isthmus to Fort See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander was only partially excavated . In 1903, however, a canal was completed rendering navigable the channel between the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island and the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main-See also:

• LAND

land . Its breadth is 5o ft. and its See also:

• DEPTH

depth 17. ft . Santa Maura, measuring about 20 m. from See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north to south and 5 to 8 M. in' breadth, is a rugged See also:

• MASS (O.E. maesse; Fr. messe; Ger. Messe; Ital. messa; from eccl. Lat. missa)
• MASS, IN

mass of See also:

• LIMESTONE

limestone and bituminous shales (partly See also:

• TERTIARY

Tertiary), rising in its See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal ridges to heights of 2000 and 3000 ft. and presenting very limited areas of level ground . The 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 See also:

• CROP (a word common. in various forms, such as Germ. Kropf, to many Teutonic languages for a swelling, excrescence, round head or top of anything; it appears also in Romanic languages derived from Teutonic, in Fr. as troupe, whence the English " crupper "

crop suffices only for a few months' See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• CONSUMPTION (Lat. consumere)

consumption; but considerable quantities of See also:

• OLIVE (Olea europaea)

olive oil of See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good quality are produced . The vineyards (in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west especially) yield much red See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine (bought mainly by See also:

• ROUEN

Rouen, See also:

• CETTE

Cette, See also:

• TRIESTE (Ger. Triest; Slay. Trst; the Roman Tergeste, q.v.)

Trieste and See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice) ; the See also:

• CURRANT

currant, introduced about 18J9, has gradually come to be the principal source of See also:

• WEALTH

wealth (the crop averaging 2,500,000 lb) ; and small quantities of See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• FLAX

flax, See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco, valonia, &c., are also grown . The See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt 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, formerly of importance, has suffered from, See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek customs regulations . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief town (5000 inhabitants), properly called Amaxikhi or Hamaxichi but more usually Santa Maura, after the neighbouring fort, is situated at the N.E. end of the island opposite the lagoon . In the S.W. is the See also:

• VILLAGE

village of Vasiliki, whence the currant crop is exported .

Remains of Cyclopean and polygonal walls exist at Kaligoni (south of Amaxikhi), probably 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:

• ACROPOLIS (Gr. aKpos, top, a6)Xts, city)

acropolis of Neritus (or Nericus), and of the later and See also:

• LOWER

lower Corinthian See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of Leucas . From this point a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge seems to have crossed to the mainland . Between the town and Fort Santa Maura extends a remarkably See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish See also:

• AQUEDUCT (Lat. aqua, water, and ducere, to lead; Gr. apaymryeiov, apayeeywov, vlrovopos)

aqueduct partly destroyed along with the town by the See also:

• EARTHQUAKE

earthquake of 1825 . Forts Alexander and See also:

• CONSTANTINE

Constantine commanding the bridge are See also:

• RELICS (Lat, reliquiae, the equivalent of the English " remains " in the sense of a dead body)

relics of the See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian occupation; the other forts are of Turko-Venetian origin . The magnificent cliff, some 2000 ft. high, which forms the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern termination of the See also:

• MODERN

modern island still bears the substructions of the See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• APOLLO (Gr. 'A2r6XXwv,'Airkkhwv)

Apollo Leucatas (hence the modern name See also:

• CAPO

Capo Ducato) . At the See also:

• ANNUAL

annual festival of Apollo a criminal was obliged to plunge from the See also:

• SUMMIT

summit into the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, where, however, an effort was made to pick him up; and it was by the same heroic leap that See also:

• SAPPHO (7th–6th centuries B.C.)

Sappho and See also:

• ARTEMISIA
• ARTEMISIA (159o-1642)

Artemisia, daughter of Lygdamis, are said to have ended their lives . A theory has been proposed by See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

Professor Dorpfeld that Leucas is the island described in the Odyssey under the name of See also:

• ITHACA
• ITHACA ('IeaK77)

Ithaca; in support of this theory he quotes the fact that the Homeric description of the island and its position, and also the See also:

• IDENTIFICATION (Lat. idem, the same)

identification of such sites as the See also:

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

palace of See also:

• ODYSSEUS (in Latin Ulixes, incorrectly written Ulysses)

Odysseus, the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of Phorcys, the grotto of the See also:

• NYMPHS

Nymphs and the island Asteris, where the suitors See also:

• LAY

lay in wait for See also:

• TELEMACHUS

Telemachus, suit Leucas far better than the island called Ithaca in classical and modern times . See under See also:

• CORFU (anc. and mod. Gr. KEpKvpa or Kopiupa, Lat. Corcyra)

CORFU; also P . Goessler, Leukas-Ithaka (See also:

• STUTTGART

Stuttgart, 1904) .