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Pankaration, Greece, Hellas, ancient, wrestling, boxing, martial arts, fighters, Hercules, Mythology, Olympic Games, legends, heroes, self defense, panmachia, combat, AlexanderThe influence of Greek culture on the entire human civilization is huge an...

A little bit of a slow down this week but what is hitting the shelves are quality titles. Some great big screen titles combined with some killer retro catalog keeps my OCD collecting habit satiated. These are your new releases for March 15, 2016.

Pic Credit: Flickr.com “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from...

The Kalash tribe’s annual celebration of Joshi, a unique festival that marks spring’s arrival in their remote corner of the Hindu Kush mountains, is no longer the carefree affair it once was.The festival is still a riot of color and rhythm, as it...

As the saying goes, “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” This idea suggests that it’s important to study history’s greatest leaders and the traits that made them successful so you can avoid mistakes and become a strong leader.

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.Alexander the Great-------------------------------Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room...

From the Roman Empire, Holy or otherwise, to the British Empire upon which the sun once never set, human endeavors are inevitably temporary. We like to think we’re making lasting contributions. Not so long ago Phil Robertson could make claims ̷...

A tomb now suffices him for whom the whole world was not sufficient.Alexander the Great-------------------------------Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I sh...

Through the air as if suspended, riding his gentle white horse, legs extended and tail flapping, the Emperor trotted down the path of one of the “Fetters of Greece”: Corinth, on a short break in the middle of what would … Continue r...

It was the year of 300 Before Christ (B.C) and Alexandria the great had given the land of Egypt to his close friend Ptolemy I Soter. They must have known a lot about the Egyptians way of thinking and how the hieroglyphic system worked, because the...

Ptolemy sharpened his knife with a small stone as he carefully studied the dark waters for any sign of movement. The dense cloud-cover created an almost pitch-black night. By his feet laid a sword and bronze helmet, heavily dented and scratched fr...

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By James Romm Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, New York, 2011 Buy this Book! James Romm is the pen name of James H. Ottaway, Jr., a Professor of Classics at Bard College, New York. “The story of Alexander’s conquests is known to many r...

By James Romm Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, New York, 2011 Buy this Book! James Romm is the pen name of James H. Ottaway, Jr., a Professor of Classics at Bard College, New York. “The story of Alexander’s conquests is known to many r...

Ghost On The Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and EmpireBy James Romm Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, New York, 2011 Buy this Book! James Romm is the pen name of James H. Ottaway, Jr., a Professor of Classics...

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013Time: 7:30 p.m.Location: Getty Villa, AuditoriumAdmission: Free; a ticket is required. Limit 4 per person. Call (310) 440-7300 or visit the website. Parking fee: $10HannibalJ.CaesarAlexander the GreatAlexande...

Herodotus wouldn’t recognise Bodrum as his birthplace Halicarnassus, but I’m sure he’d send you off to the 8 Lelegian towns around the Bodrum peninsula, to savour what life was like in the 5thcentury BC.  Make an easy start by visiting Ped...

A big thank you to all you lovely readers for adding your comments to the competition page.  You must have swayed the judges in my favour. The results were posted today and I'm the runner-up.  It was after noon so I don't think it's an...

Bismillahirahmanirahim sahabatku semua yang dirahmati Allah. Kadang kita lupa bahwa setiap kata yang terucap dari bibir kita bisa merubah hati setiap orang yang mendengarnya. Apakah kata-kata itu akan membuat senang atau bahkan sebaliknya. Mengubati...

Alexander III pernah mencium Bagaos dengan penuh kasih sayang, ciuman seorang Raja Macedonia kepada Kasim pria yang memenangkan kompetisi tarian dan menyanyi di Gedrosia. Sederetan kisah cinta dapat ditemukan dalam sejarah kuno yang dimulai dari: Mar...

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