Typically Twisted – Politics of the Balkan Wars
The nineteenth century wasn’t a great time for the Ottoman Empire. It wasn’t the worst time, that would be the beginning of the twentieth century
Proudly Third
“We are not going to pay the balance on others’ accounts, we are not going to serve as pocket money in anyone’s currency exchange, we
The Greek Queen of Egypt
On 12 August in 30 BC, the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII Philopater killed herself, quite dramatically, with the bite of an asp. With this
Alexander’s Rome
Cleopatra VII Philopater, mistress of Julius Caesar, wife of Marc Antony, Pharaoh of Egypt, killed herself on 12 August 30 BC. With her death the
Alexander the Great and His Women
History consists of a lot of times and places when it would have been the opposite of awesome to exist in the prescribed role for
Becoming Christian, Becoming Pagan
In Acts 16:9-10, the area that would in modern times become known as the Balkans is first mentioned. “During the night Paul had a vision
There is Always Something to Say
In the Balkans, language rolls off the tongue and defines the culture profoundly. The way people speak is the way they think and also how
The Dog Responsible for Yugoslavia
Within the thousands of pictures the world has of Yugoslavia’s apex leader Josip Broz Tito are many, many photos of the Yugoslav leader in various
Neither Greece, Nor Bulgaria, Nor Serbia
In August 1963, one month after an earthquake decimated the capital of Skopje, an open topped car zipped around the Socialist Republic of Macedonia carrying