Thank God, because for a monent I thought that the Athenians defeated the Persians! This is what the Public Broadcasting
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Κατηγορία: history
The composition of the population of the Florina prefecture in 1930 (in Greek) – Η σύνθεση του πληθυσμού του νομού Φλωρίνης το 1930
Εισαγωγή Η πρόσφατη συμφωνία των Πρεσπών με την οποία αλλάζει η επίσημη ονομασία του κρατιδίου των Σκοπίων, έφερε στο προσκήνιο
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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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Garum: a condiment’s journey through the centuries – Γάρος: Ένα καρύκευμα στη διαδρομή των αιώνων
Το όνομα Aulus Umbricius Scaurus μπορεί να μη λέει πολλά σήμερα σε κάποιον Ευρωπαίο, όμως στην Αρχαία Ρώμη και Πομπηία
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The windmills they called Skopje… (in Greek) – Οι ανεμόμυλοι που τους λέγανε Σκόπια…
This is an article I wrote for CNN Greece on the current negotiations between Greece and FYROM to settle the
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Lenin and the Great War
In “Socialism and War” Lenin clearly states that the “present war is an imperialist war”. Imperialism, according to Lenin, is
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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
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Its Kale: The southeastern Citadel in the Castle of Ioannina in Greece
In a previous post, I wrote about the northeastern citadel inside the castle of Ioannina, in the northwestern region of
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The northeastern citadel in the castle of Ioannina, Greece
Ioannina is a city in the northwestern region of Epirus, Greece. It has a rich history, which is partly reflected
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
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