by Anny Zade and John Faraclas What an event that was with a full house at the British Library yesterday – one of the three evening performances of a unique…
Alexander the Great: Between Dreams and Imagination in the British Library with award-winning actor Peter Marinker as Aristotle, ‘Moon Dog’s Jack Parry-Jones as Alexander the Great, music by Stamatis Spanoudakis…
Afghaniscam by John Faraclas My first “encounter” with Afghanistan took place during my first year in Anargyrios and Corgialenios College of Spetses in 1964 – 1965 during a speech delivered…
Punjab beckons anew a rich mix of visitors By James Brewer Alexander the Great took his conquering armies as far as what is now Punjab, in an invasion that changed…
Tasting Georgia: A Food and Wine Journey in the Caucasus by gourmet Carla Capalbo By James Brewer After Alexander the Great swept into what is now the Republic of Georgia,…
Gold treasures unearthed by chance add lustre to the spectacular heritage of the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, By James Brewer Talk about a dish to set before a king! Fashioned…
By James Brewer Philip of Macedonia – who single-mindedly built a commanding European empire, primed for his son Alexander the Great to expand into Asia – has a thriving legacy…