The Nomads of the Balkans, an Account of Life and Customs Among the Vlachs of Northern Pindus

by A.J.B. Wace, Maurice Scott Thompson

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Genres: History

394 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1914

About the author

Alan John Bayard Wace (13 July 1879 in Cambridge, England – 9 November 1957, in Athens, Greece) was an English archaeologist.

Wace was educated at Shrewsbury School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was director of the British School at Athens (1914-1923), Deputy Keeper in the Department of Textiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum (1924-1934), the second Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology at University of Cambridge (1934-1944) and professor at the Farouk I University in Egypt (1943-1952).

Among Wace's field projects were those at Sparta, Mycenae, Troy, Thessaly, Corinth, and Alexandria. Along with Carl Blegen, Wace carried out important work on the decipherment of Linear B tablets.

Reviews

[Krystalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailed and informative. The authors provided a valuable insight into the cultural world of the Vlachs of Pindus focusing on those from the Samarina village as they experienced it firsthand. This study will preserve the knowledge around the habits and customs of a diminishing and obscure group but one that has existed for over a thousand years.

[Patricia Woodruff · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has an interesting section on the Pagan traditions and lore that makes it a valuable resource for my research purposes. I wish it had gone into much more detail, but the book also covered linguistics, battles and famous Vlach people in the area's history, which I'm sure would be helpful to others. The digital pictures were a bit blurry but interesting to see. The free digitized copy is available at: https://ia802700.us.archive.org/27/it...

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

My people! This is the only book I could find on the Vlachs, and it was originally published in 1917! I need to read and learn more...

[Wolfzone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional, detail oriented book covering customs, history, and speculation of origins of a unique, little understood, vanishing breed. Book was written in early 1900s before the mapping of genome, which answers some questions posed. Fascinating read, especially after visiting the Northern Pindus and adjacent vicinities.