Greek Citizenship and Military Obligations
Greece does not have naturalization treaties with other countries. Like Russia, the Greek government never releases its subjects from their obligations. In other words,...
Religious Life in Greek Villages
Greek villages are often home to men of fine appearance and excellent manners. Interestingly, there are usually more chapels than priests. Every village must...
The Burden of Military Service
Thousands of able-bodied young Greek men are tied to military service, which prevents them from working in the fields or factories. Even after completing...
Discovering Antioch A City of Hidden Gems
St. Pierre Church A Sacred Site
Nestled at the foot of Mount Hajj, an extension of Mount Habib-i Neccar, lies the St. Pierre Church, a...
Exploring the Marvels of Ballica Cave
Unveiling the Hidden Treasures
The Ballica Cave reveals its hidden wonders through a series of enchanting halls, each boasting unique geological formations and natural spectacles....
Exploring the Enigmatic Ballica Cave
Unveiling Nature’s Marvel
The Ballica Cave stands as a testament to the awe-inspiring wonders of the natural world. Stretching 680 meters long and towering 95...
Transit Gloria Mundi
After Aetius’s death, twenty years unfold in a sequence of events of little interest except to specialists. The historian Procopius, writing 100 years later,...
Juliana died in 528
For ten years, Polyeuctos’s church was the biggest and best ever seen, and Juliana died in 528 before she saw her church outstripped in...
Honoring the martyr Polyeuctos
And she built a church—a vast construction, like nothing anyone had ever seen in any city of Christendom. Honoring the martyr Polyeuctos, it stood...
Justinian’s circle in Constantinople
The hard men of Justinian’s circle in Constantinople carried with them who knows what resentments, fears, and insecurities from their Balkan homes. These were...
