Current scholarship now think Philip … may not have the title “Great” the way his son does but he may deserve it. In 346 BC, Philip intended to abide by the Peace of Philocrates, and to court the good will of the Athenians, for he wished an alliance to deploy the Athenian fl eet in an invasion of the Persian Empire. The peace confi rmed Philip’s conquests of Amphipolis and the Chalcidice, and hi…
The live concert series “Barb Wire Dolls,” at the Horseshoe restaurant bar in Roanoke, Virginia. The street punk rock singer, Isis Queen, sings the song “Rattle And Break.” Barb Wire Dolls are an original street punk music band from Greece, which are fueled by a demand for change and now fueling a new punk rock revolution across the United States. Barb Wire Dolls are Greece’s first ever punk band…
Greece now has a new caretaker government, following the political parties’ failure to form a coalition government. Greece’s president says that close to $900 million worth of euros was withdrawn from Greek bank accounts on Monday. Meanwhile Spain has seen its borrowing costs rise on the international markets as investors fear the crisis could spread across southern Europe. Henry Ridgwell reports…
What did the Greek world look like in the time of Alexander the Great? How did Philip of Macedon, to everyone’s surprise, emerge as the man who would unite all of Greece within 10 years of coming to the throne? In 404 BC, the city-state of Sparta won the Peloponnesian War against Athens by cutting a deal with the Persians. The Spartans had to deliver on a treaty in which the Persian governors of A…
The live concert series “Barb Wire Dolls,” at the Horseshoe restaurant bar in Roanoke, Virginia. The street punk rock singer, Isis Queen, sings the song “Black And Blue.” Barb Wire Dolls are an original street punk music band from Greece, which are fueled by a demand for change and now fueling a new punk rock revolution across the United States. Barb Wire Dolls are Greece’s first ever punk band to…
Spain will make budget cuts worth more than 27 billion euros ($36 billion) in 2012, including a freeze on public workers’ salaries, to rein in its public deficit, the government said Friday.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : AFP News…