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In a work attributed to Porphyrogenitus, T^eKcoves (with an e) corre- 

 sponds to the TC^Kovfs of Curopalates.* The " Book of the Conquest of 

 the Morea by the Franks," the author of which seems to be well 

 acquainted with the topography of Peloponnesus, always distinguishes 

 between T^aKavia or TCaKcovia and the different parts of Laconia.f And 

 there is no reason for supposing that its Tzakonia did not comprise the 

 Tzakonia of the present day. 



It will be asked, also. If the majority of the continental and penin- 

 sular Greeks are essentially Grecized Slavs, do they resemble physi- 

 cally and mentally the acknowledged Slavs of Turkey and Austria? 

 Is there no external difference between the Servians, for instance, and 

 the present inhabitants of Peloponnesus ? In order to answer this 

 simple question, it must be first observed that there are many varieties 

 of modern Greeks, although the species is sufiiciently distinct. Assum- 

 ing that most of the Greek islanders are the best representatives of the 

 ancient Greek stock, it may safely be said that the Greek type is not 

 often to be met with among the loivlmiders of continental and penin- 

 sular Greece. Many of them may be taken for Southei'n Slavs, and 

 many more for Albanians. In fact, the bulk of the rural population of 

 Argolis, Megai'is, and Attica is confessedly Albanian. On the other 

 hand, many Southern Slavs may pass for continental Greeks, if they 

 happen to speak Modern Greek with sufficient accuracy. In short, the 

 modern Gi'eeks are not a homogeneous people. And here the ovei-- 

 curious will ask further. Were all the ancient Greeks alike ? Was 

 there no physiological difference between the Dorians and Macedoni- 

 ans ? Could the Dolopes and Dryopes be easily distinguished from 

 the lonians or the Thessalians ? How much resemblance was there 

 between the Hellenes and the surrounding barbarians ? Questions like 



* Porphyrogenitus, Cer. 696, 7 'E^ lav Ka\ TfeKcoi/ey dcfyoplCovrai, els 

 TO. Kaarpa. 



f Conquest, 610 "El?; (^U iJiefs) rov ih66r}crav vh ex!) '? '''h^ T^aKavlav. 

 736 To fiipos yap Trjs T^aKmvias Koi pexP'- ^'^ '''° "EXos Kat eKelae els to. BartKo. 

 Koi els TTiv Movo^aaiav Euravda rjKdav oi <"ip)(ovTes ttjs AaKodaipouias (sic), 

 'Q,(TavTa)S yap rov 'A/xu/cXi'ou otvov el)(av Ta\s npovolais rovs (feuds, Jiefff, fees), 

 'EKeio-e els ttjv T^a/ccowai/. 3279 'H T^aKoovia, ra BariKci, kuI toov S/cXa^aJj/ 6 

 bpoyyos. 4288 ' F.8papav to. ^oucrcira rov to. BdriKa, to "'EXos, Kai pevpis 's 

 Trjv Movo^acTiav eKovpaeyf/av rov tottou • 'AnavTov rov FapbaXe^ov Ka\ oXrjv ttjv 

 T^aKoiviav. 



