The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” The words are Ecclesiastes 1:9 – among my ...
Today's current affairs seem so mirrored in the past; the great events of long, long ago seem so similar to what’s happening today. Not events ...
If you want a quieter getaway for a bit of winter sun then this little Grecian paradise could be perfect for your next ...
In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...
Injured ankle and three grueling days: the athlete from Ravenna triumphs in the Spartan Race right here in the Peloponnese.
Step back 2,500 years and the dominant civilisation on earth was Sparta on the Laconia plain beneath the great ... but I found the mainland, and the Peloponnese in particular, is less visited, much to ...
they will act divergently,” Athenian historian and general Thucydides discussing the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens in his History of the Peloponnesian War. The quote reminded me of ...
Books on the rise and fall of empires, the life of Elon Musk, and a fictional next world war offer powerful lessons for ...