ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Byzantium was continuously at war, and without its army it would not have survived. The key to the army’s success was its ability to change, as the face of the enemy changed. The fourth century saw the first change, in response to the greater mobility of
German invaders. Continue reading “The Eastern Roman Army – a quick view”
The great fourth-century heresy, originated by Arius, a presbyter in the church of Alexandria. Arius postulated that Christ was created by God from nothing, from which he reasoned that the Son is not co-equal and co-eternal with the Father, but is subordinate to God, and a changeable creature. Continue reading “The heresy of Arianism – a quick view”
Κύριε ημών Ιησού Χριστέ,
Μην εγκαταλείπεις τους δούλους Σου που ζουν μακριά από την Εκκλησία, η αγάπη Σου να ενεργήσει και να τους φέρει όλους κοντά Σου. Continue reading “Προσευχή Οσίου Παϊσίου του Αγιορείτου”
by Vladimir Moss
The English Monarchy
“In the intricate web of vassalage,” writes J.M. Roberts, “a king might have less control over his own vassals than they over theirs. The great lord, whether lay magnate or local bishop, must always have loomed larger and more important in the life of the ordinary man than the remote and probably never-seen king or prince. In the tenth and eleventh centuries there are everywhere examples of kings obviously under great pressure from great men. The country where this seemed to present least trouble was Anglo-Saxon England…”[20] Continue reading “The fall of Orthodox England – The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Norman Conquest, 1043-1087 (Part 4)”
Η αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια προϊστορικής αρχαιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου της Κρήτης Νένα Γαλανίδου είναι μπροστά σε ένα σωρό από «πέτρες». Διότι έτσι μόνο μπορείς εσύ να πεις, που δεν ξέρεις να ονομάσεις όλα αυτά που η πανεπιστημιακός ακουμπά με ευλάβεια. Σε συστήνει με ετούτες τις πέτρες, αλλά ταυτόχρονα και με τους δημιουργούς τους. Continue reading “Συναντώντας τους «αχελλαίους» προγόνους μας και τα «πολυεργαλεία» τους, στα Ροδαφνίδια της Λέσβου”
Teenagers are less likely to be overweight if their mum or dad had a positive attitude during pregnancy, a new study by the University of Bristol and Emory University revealed today. Continue reading “Teenagers can thank their parents’ positive attitude for avoiding obesity”
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