▁Austria ▁and ▁Russia ▁wanted ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁spher es ▁of ▁influence ▁and ▁territory ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁but ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁check ▁mostly ▁by ▁Britain , ▁which ▁fe ared ▁Russian ▁domin ance ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Mediter rane an . ▁ ▁Image ▁gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ott oman ▁Dec line ▁Th esis ▁Reform ▁attempts ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁F inkel , ▁Caroline . ▁Os man ' s ▁Dream : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁ 1 3 0 0 - 1 9 2 3 . ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Pal mer , ▁Alan . ▁The ▁Dec line ▁and ▁Fall ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁Sto ian ov ich , ▁Tra ian . ▁" Fact ors ▁in ▁the ▁Dec line ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ," ▁S lav ic ▁Review ▁( 1 9 6 2 ) ▁ 2 1 # 4 ▁pp ▁ 6 2 3 – 6 3 2 ▁in ▁J ST OR ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁min eral ▁py ro pe ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gar net ▁group . ▁Py ro pe ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gar net ▁family ▁to ▁always ▁display ▁red ▁colour ation ▁in ▁natural ▁samples , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁from ▁this ▁characteristic ▁that ▁it ▁gets ▁its ▁name : ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁for ▁fire