Παρουσιάζουμε εδώ εκτεταμένα αποσπάσματα της εξαιρετικής εργασίας των κυρίων Ν. Σταυρακάκη & Ε. Αλμπανίδη (Αρχεία Ελληνικής Ιατρικής 2015, 32(1):96-101), με τίτλο “Η θεραπευτική χρήση της άθλησης κατά τη βυζαντινή περίοδο” Continue reading “Η θεραπευτική χρήση της άθλησης κατά τη βυζαντινή περίοδο”
Paleolithic finds in the Prefecture of Rhodope, Thrace, Greece
In this article we present all the information we managed to collect about Paleolithic era finds in the Prefecture of Rhodope, Thrace, Greece. Continue reading “Paleolithic finds in the Prefecture of Rhodope, Thrace, Greece”
Ευρήματα Παλαιολιθικής Εποχής στο Νομό Ροδόπης
Στο παρόν άρθρο παρουσιάζουμε όσες ‘επίσημες’ πληροφορίες έγινε κατορθωτό να συλλέξουμε για τα ευρήματα Παλαιολιθικής Εποχής στο Νομό Ροδόπης. Continue reading “Ευρήματα Παλαιολιθικής Εποχής στο Νομό Ροδόπης”
‘Stratiotika ktemata’ (military landholdings) – The Novel of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas
Throughout its long history, the Byzantine Empire, with its monetary economy, was normally able to pay its soldiers cash wages when they were on campaign. However, the government did not normally pay for their equipment, or look after them when they were not on active service. It was therefore up to them to support themselves on a regular basis from the rural economy. Continue reading “‘Stratiotika ktemata’ (military landholdings) – The Novel of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas”
The Normans in the Armeniakon
Although foreigners had served in the empire’s armed forces since the fourth century, they had ceased from the seventh century to constitute large, permanent units of a distinct ethnic character. Continue reading “The Normans in the Armeniakon”
How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others
Our brains seem to reduce sensory perception from an area of our skin when we touch it ourselves, according to a new study from Linköping University published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS. The finding increases our understanding of how the brain distinguishes between being touched by another person and self-touch. Continue reading “How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others”