ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
by Thomas F. Dritsas
Let us firstly take a look at some of the medical writings, the physicians and the hospitals that existed in Christian Romania: Continue reading “The Culture & civilization of Romania (Christian Roman Empire)”
The blight of “Bavarocracy”* in the Church of Greece
In the same year that Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated (1831), Korais, who was a product of western education, published his work “Hieratikon Synekdemon” – a text containing his proposals for the reformation of the Church according to Protestant Calvinism. Continue reading “When the Western ‘Enlightened’ looted and closed down Monasteries in, liberated (?) by the Ottomans, Greece”
By Samuel Lieu
The destruction of the Hephthalite Empire in Transoxiana by the combined forces of the Shahanshah Khusrau Anushirvan and the Western Turks in the sixth century (c. A.D. 557) was an event of great significance to the history of China’s trade and diplomatic contacts with the western empires of Iran and Byzantium. Continue reading “Byzantium, Persia and China: Interstate relations on the eve of the Islamic conquest”
In this article we briefly present the devastating effects of the Lombard invasion and occupation of the Italian peninsula. Continue reading “Lombard invasion and the opening of the ‘Dark Ages’”
578-88:
Greece: The Avaro-Slav invasions of, or raids into, the Balkan peninsula and Greece in the years 578-588 are recorded by several late sources: Michael Syrus (the Jacobite patriarch, d. 1199) and the Chronicle of Monemvasia. Continue reading “The Avaro-Slav invasion of the Balkans”
Using energy consumption as a measure, a team of international scientists has found that ancient civilizations engaged in globalization more than previously believed, suggesting that an integrated global economy is nothing new and may have benefited societies for ages. Continue reading “International study suggests ancient globalization”
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