ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Many Byzantine texts suggest that one’s origin from a particular area also could be the cause of certain defects of character. Continue reading “The theory of climates; astrological ethnography in the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”
Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab has conducted one of the largest sleep studies to date, revealing that sleep deprivation affects us much more than prior theories have suggested. Continue reading “Science underestimated dangerous effects of sleep deprivation”
Here we present and analyze two excerpts from Pindar, the lyric poet. Continue reading “Pindar’s timeless political messages”
Here we present the excellent scientific paper “Invisible world and modern physics: Modern science and theology“, by Theodossiou, E., Manimanis, V.N., Danezis, E. Continue reading “The invisible world, modern Science and Theology”
In this post we present and discuss Indian Mythological and social narrations, recorded during the first century B.C. by Diodorus Siculus. Continue reading “Mythological and social narrations from India, recorded by Diodorus Siculus; Dionysus, Hercules and the castes system”
The term Unani Tibb denotes a medical system of Greek origin which has encountered a great propagation since the 11th century, and was widely applied in modern India, particularly in primary health care system. Continue reading “Unani medicine – Hippocratic medicine”
