Battle of Salamis
Musing on the 480 BC Battle of Salamis again. We find ourselves at the top of the top of the...
Read MoreNov 9, 2014 | History, Persian Wars, Travels
Musing on the 480 BC Battle of Salamis again. We find ourselves at the top of the top of the...
Read MoreAug 3, 2014 | History, Persian Wars, Travels
Athens is the accepted birthplace of democracy. In 480 BC Xerxes burned to the ground the...
Read MoreJul 19, 2014 | History, Persian Wars, Travels
We are looking approximately north across the Greek plains from the ancient city of Platea...
Read MoreFrom Thucydides we know something about Segesta, Sicily, but not why its 5th century temple was...
Read MoreTemple of Hera, 5th Century BC, Selinunte, Sicily 2013. The Greek temple is majestic and...
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