The Devil in the Details and the Kingdom
There was a slaughter. From 303 a series of edicts from the Roman government rescinded the rights of Christians in the Empire and demanded that
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
The Very Balkan Roman Emperors
The mightiest empire of antiquity, and arguably the mightiest empire the world has ever seen, was in decline in the third century AD. Not just
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
How the Mauser Won the World
No one would have suspected that a humble German Mauser Rifle, carrying a breakthrough technology, would serve on many sides of the precursor conflicts to
How a Wedding Led to an Assassination That Led to a War
Now I realized that when Aleksander and Draga fell from that balcony the whole of the modern world fell with them. It took some time
The Most Beautiful Unhappy Queen
Many little girls dream of being princesses. And little girls lucky enough to already be princesses dream of being queens. But no little girl ever
Memoirs of a Former Janissary
In 1455 the Ottomans approached the fortress at Novo Brdo in Serbia, the last city to remain standing during the first invasion of the Turks.
Ancient British Silk Garters, Modern Greek Kilts, and Surplus WWII American Rifles
Historical anachronisms can be fascinating, nowhere more than in the Balkans, a region which can itself be seen as a living historical anachronism. Named by