We live in a city-centric world. When we think of the scattered islands of the Aegean, we think of them as remote…
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When Cyprus adopted the Euro early in 2008, the government had to decide what symbol should adorn its new currency. Although the…
Somaliland is not Somalia. Somaliland is in the northern part of Somalia, occupying the area of a former British colony. After gaining…
In the morning of 15 July 1099, the starving knights of the First Crusade broke through Jerusalem’s defences and stormed the Holy…
About ten years ago a collector of ancient Indonesian art contacted my husband and me to ask our opinion on a group…
Most people today probably think Marathon has something to do with the Ancient Greek Olympics. In fact, there was no marathon race…
We have all heard of Hannibal. The general who crossed the Alps with his elephants and nearly brought Rome to its knees…