Ο Αλέξανδρος ήταν δευτερότοκος γιος του Βασιλέα Κωνσταντίνου Α’ και της Βασιλίσσης Σοφίας. Ανέβηκε στο θρόνο το 1917 μετά την
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The “North Macedonia Agreement”: When the rulers are afraid of the people they rule – Η Συμφωνία για τη “Βόρεια Μακεδονία”: Όταν οι κυβερνώντες φοβούνται τον λαό
Θυμάμαι την πρώτη φορά που πήγα στα Σκόπια ήταν για ένα έργο μεγάλης ελληνικής εταιρείας. Είχαμε τελειώσει τη συνάντηση μας
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Four deaths (1205 – 1207) -Τέσσερις θάνατοι (1205 – 1207)
This post is about four deaths in the period 1205 to 1207. Three of the people whose deaths are featured
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An out of date military dogma urgently needs change
The military dogma of the USA that Turkey is a strategic ally must change. It has outgrown its utility and
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How Turkey plays Greece in the Evros border incident: Tit for Tat
Two Greek military officers have been arrested on the 1st of March allegedly because they entered Turkish territory without permission.
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“How can you be tough with a Christmas cake in your face?” A Sex Pistols short story
The quote of the title belongs to John Lydon, lead singer of the Sex Pistols, the English punk group that
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The Monastery of the Vlacherna Madonna, near Arta, Epirus, Greece – Η Μονή της Παναγιάς της Βλαχέρνας, κοντά στην Άρτα
Η Μονή της Παναγιάς της Βλαχέρνας βρίσκεται στο χωριό Βλαχέρνα λίγα χιλιόμετρα από την πόλη της Άρτας. Η μονή ιδρύθηκε
Continue readingPresident Obama’s Greek Visit – 15 and 16 November 2016
What is President Obama doing in Greece? The question on what he will do in Germany is also pertinent. The
Continue readingThe Armistice Agreement talks between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria in Rhodes, 1949
Introduction As the British Mandate for Palestine ended, the state of Israel was proclaimed on the 14th May 1948 in
Continue readingHauptmarkt, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Introduction In another post, I have written about Albrecht Duerer’s House in the Old City of Nuremberg. The master was
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