Robyn Bedell Zalewa grew up and spent all her adult life in the United States, but is part of a little-known chapter of Greek history -- the adoption of some 4,000 infants during the Cold War. Always ...

This sketchbook is mostly empty but includes several drawings for a painting 'Boy with a shield holding a vase' (c.1869; Royal Institution, Truro). These concentrate on alternative backgrounds for the ...

Divisions and mythical origins of the Greek tribes Ancient Greek society had a profound and fundamental connection with its divine beliefs about how the world worked. The Aeolians, Dorians, and ...

Lackluster On the pure theatrical side, Last Stand was great, as the reenactments and soundtrack are very entertaining, but there are better accounts of this battle found elsewhere that, while not as ...

Phalanxes and legions : 600 BCE-450 CE -- Overview -- Greek hoplite -- Roman legionary -- Enemies of Rome -- Conquest and chivalry : 450-1500 -- Overview -- Viking -- Other warriors of the Viking era ...