Ali Pasha, Lion of Ioannina: The Remarkable Life of the Balkan Napoleon

302 Pages·2017·9.46 MB·English

by  Eugenia Russell

Ali Pasha
Yet in his lineaments ye cannot trace
While gentleness her Milder radiance throws
Along that aged venerable face
The deeds that lurk beneath, & stain him with disgrace
Fig. 1: Illustration from the English translation of the History of Suli and Parga by Christophoros Perraivos.
On my having paid him some slight compliment, Ali received me with so much
courtesy of speech and of manner, that, had I not been certain, from general
report, that he was a most barbarous and cruel man, and if, before entering his
palace, I had not, in seeing fastened up on stakes some heads still dropping with
blood, been a witness of his barbarity, I would have formed the most favourable
opinion of him, and would have looked on him as the gentlest and most
agreeable of men.
Carlo Gherardini, Italian translator of the History of Suli and Parga
Ali Pasha
Lion of Ioannina
The Remarkable Life of the
Balkan Napoleon
By
Drs Quentin and Eugenia Russell
Contents
Frontispiece
List of Illustrations
Maps
Some Major Historical Events during the Life of Ali Pasha
Place Names
The Principal Protagonists
Introduction
Chapter 1 Historical Background
Chapter 2 The Creation of a Legend
Chapter 3 Ali Pasha’s Life: The Rise
Chapter 4 Ali Pasha’s Life: The Fall
Chapter 5 Emissaries, Diplomats and Spies: Ali Pasha the Statesman
Chapter 6 Life under Ali Pasha
Chapter 7 Cultural Impact
Chapter 8 The Aftermath
Glossary
Bibliography and Sources