Byron, who recovered long enough to call it "entuzy-muzy," had a relapse, which carried him off -- to
Missolonghi.
He sailed to the Greek camp at the malarial town of
Missolonghi, where he showed qualities of leadership but died of fever after a few months, in 1824, before he had time to accomplish anything.
1824: Poet Lord Byron died of a fever at
Missolonghi while aiding Greek insurgents against the Turks in their fight for independence.
1824: Poet Lord Byron died aged 36 a fever at
Missolonghi while aiding Greek insurgents against the Turks in their fight for independence.
Among the highlights are Delacroix's landmark works "Greece on the Ruins of
Missolonghi" (1826), "The Battle of Nancy" (1831), "Women of Algiers in Their Apartment" (1834), "Medea About to Kill Her Children" (1838), and "The Lion Hunt" (1855).
At moments this leads to odd omissions (Gericault's name does not appear until the third gallery, despite his obvious importance to Greece on the Ruins of
Missolonghi [r826; see p.
The sticky white lines extend for a few hundred meters (yards) along the shoreline of Aitoliko, built on an artificial island in a salt lagoon near
Missolonghi, 250 kilometers (150 miles) west of Athens.
He planned to lead an attack on Turkish forces at the Bay of Corinth but fell ill and died in
Missolonghi the following April.
Clayton, Britain and the Eastern Question: Prom
Missolonghi to Gallipoli, London: U.
QUESTION 14 - for 14 points: Which English romantic poet died of fever
Missolonghi? A Tibia B Fibula C Femur D Patella A India B Thailand C China D Burma A Wordsworth B Byron C Tennyson D Shelley QUESTION 9 - for 9 points: What is the correct name for a female badger?
A Li Peng B Zhu Rongji C Wen Jiabao D Li Keqiang QUESTION 14 - for 14 points: Which English romantic poet died of fever at
Missolonghi? A Wordsworth B Byron C Tennyson D Shelley QUESTION 15 - for 15 points: In which Italian town was tenor Luciano Pavarotti born in 1935?