The hunt for Laodicea: a Greek temple in Nahavand, Iran The Greek inscription and other Seleucid finds in Nahavand The chance discovery of an inscription in Nahavand in 1943 suggested the existence of a Greek temple (Figure 1). Based on the translation of the Greek inscription, the temple was built during the reign of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) (Robert 1949), in […]

The following letter is in response to the guest column by Argie Bellio (December 29). December 31 ,2010 The following letter is in response to the guest column by Argie Bellio (December 29). In terms of strategic significance, that of Greece outweighs that of the insignificant and pathetic regime in Skopje. Greece is a front line state in the war […]

 The Armenian Genocide documentary premiered nationwide in the U.S. on PBS (Photo @ Wikipedia.org) A congressional panel will vote next month on a resolution to label the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as “genocide,” a move that could infuriate Turkey. Howard Berman, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Friday he intended […]