The Balkans
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| Originally published | 1958 |
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| Authors | L. S. Stavrianos |
| Publishers | Holt McDougal |
| Page count | 970 |
| Subject | History |
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| ID | 2195770 |
About The Balkans
The Balkans Since 1453 is a book by the Greek-Canadian historian L. S. Stavrianos published in 1958. It is a large, synthetic work which encompasses the major political, economic and cultural events of the Balkans from the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the late 1940s.
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Southern Europe will continue to swelter next week as an intense heatwave shows no sign of abating.
Italy, Spain and Greece have been experiencing high temperatures for several days already.
The Italian health ministry issued a Red Alert for 16 cities including Rome, Bologna and Florence for The weekend.
The heatwave is expected to continue well into next week, with 48C (118. 4F) predicted in Sardinia, according to Italian media.
Some forecasters think temperatures in Sardinia could even rise above The European record high of 48. 8C (119. 8F), which was recorded In Sicily in August 2021.
The Italian weather service said The Island will be at The " epicentre" of next week's heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after The Ferryman who delivered souls into The Underworld in Greek Mythology .
Italy's government has advised anyone in The areas covered by Saturday's red alerts to avoid direct sunlight between 11:00 and 18:00, and to take particular care of The elderly or vulnerable.
In Rome, tour guide Felicity Hinton, 59, told The Bbc The soaring temperatures combined with overcrowding has made it " nightmarish" to navigate The City .
" It's always hot in Rome but this has just been consistently hot for a lot longer than normal, " She Said .
" My tour guide friends and I are extremely stressed out. People have been fainting on tours and there are ambulances outside everywhere. "
Rome resident Elena, 62 told The Bbc that she has noticed a " marked change" in summer temperatures since around 2003, and that they have been growing exponentially since.
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The heatwave is set to extend to The Balkans later next week - although several countries, like Serbia and Hungary, are already experiencing daily temperatures hovering around 35C (95F).
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