He had been an audacious cavalry officer in the Anglo-Burmese wars and now exploited the situation for his own benefit.
He was an audacious cavalry officer in the Anglo-Burmese wars and was exploiting the current situation in order to benefit.
While mainland Greece was reaching its zenith during the Classical Age (480-338 b.c.), the island remained a backwater of warring city-states, of which Gertis was the most powerful.