Henry Fanshawe Tozer

Name: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27 — Trebizond
Author: Henry Fanshawe Tozer

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

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“1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27 — Trebizond”, published in 1911, is a work by Henry Fanshawe Tozer. It explores elements such as Trebizond, the Black Sea and emperor.

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ But the most remarkable memorial of the middle ages that exists in all this district is the monastery of Sumelas, which is situated about 25 m. from Trebizond, at the side of a rocky glen, at a height of 4000 ft. above the sea. Its position is most extraordinary, for it occupies a cavern in the middle of the face of a perpendicular cliff 1000 ft. high, where the white buildings offer a marked contrast to the brown rock which forms their setting. ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ During the confusion that followed that event Alexius Comnenus escaped into Asia, and, having collected an army of Iberian mercenaries, entered Trebizond, where he was acknowledged as the legitimate sovereign, and assumed the title of Grand Comnenus. Though only twenty-two years of age, Alexius was a man of ability and resolute will, and he succeeded without difficulty in making himself master of the greater part of the southern coast of the Black Sea. ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ TREBIZOND (Gr. Trapezus) , a city of Asia Minor, situated on the Black Sea, near its south-eastern angle. From the time of its foundation as a Greek colony to the present day it has always been a considerable emporium of commerce, and it was for two centuries and a half the capital of an empire. Its importance is due to its command of the point where the chief trade route from Persia and Central Asia to Europe, over the table-land of Armenia by Bayezid and Erzerum, descends to the sea. ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ We find them also at war with many of these powers, and with the Genoese, who endeavoured to monopolize the commerce of the Black Sea. The city was several times besieged, the most formidable attack being that which occurred in the reign of Andronicus I., the second emperor, when the Seljuks, under the command of Melik, the son of the great sultan Ala-ed-din, first assaulted the northern wall in the direction of the sea, and afterwards endeavoured to storm the upper citadel by night. ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ The railway by Batoum to Baku by way of Tiflis has tended greatly to turn the channel of commerce from Trebizond into Russian territory, since it helps to open the route to Erivan, Tabriz and the whole of Persia. The total population of the place amounts to about 40,000, of whom 22,000 are Moslems and 18,000 Christians. ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ It is approached by a zigzag path at the side of the cliff, from which a flight of stone steps and a wooden staircase give access to the monastery. The valley below is filled with the richest vegetation, the undergrowth being largely composed of azaleas and rhododendrons. An antiquity of 1500 years is claimed for the foundation of the monastery, but it is certain that the first person who raised it to importance was the emperor Alexius Comnenus III. of Trebizond ”

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Henry Fanshawe Tozer, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27… (1911)

“ The area of the ancient city is now called the Kaleh, and is inhabited by the Turks; eastward of this is the extensive Christian quarter, and beyond this again a low promontory juts northward into the sea. partly covered with the houses of a well-built suburb, which is the principal centre of commerce. ”

Henry Fanshawe Tozer

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