The marble statue of medieval Bulgarian Tsar Samuil that was erected Tuesday at the Skopje central square. Photo by BGNES An imposing monument of famed Bulgarian Medieval Tsar Samuil was erected in FYROM’s capital Skopje Tuesday. The 5-meter marble statue was placed at the central Skopje square nearby the recently ereted statue of Alexander the Great. Tsar Samuil (Samuel) ruled the […]

Συντάκτης: Peter N. Yiannos, PhD  21 Φεβρουαρίου 2011 Time tends to fade the memory of events. Greek Independence was an historical event that defied its times. Despotic Europe with its Holy Alliance was dedicated and committed to the status quo. The US and the French revolutions were viewed liberal poison to be avoided.  It is of interest to note that […]

Athens, symbol of the classical civilization, changed its course during the Byzantine period. During late Antiquity it constituted a great intellectual and cultural center in the Empire. However, the following period was characterized both by the prohibition of the teaching of philosophers in the School of Plato under Justinian and by the conversion of the Parthenon into a Christian church. […]

Examination of Macedonian Names of 14th Century in the Themes of Thessalonike and Strymon reveals the Greek Character of Macedonia.    THE study of names can tell us a great deal about a society, for names are primarily a means of social identification. People identify themselves or are identified by others in ways which may reveal kinship patterns, migration movements, economic […]

Christianization of Bulgaria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Christianization of Bulgaria was the process of converting 9th-century medieval Bulgaria to Christianity. Contents   1.1 Initial setbacks 1 Background 2 Byzantine demand 3 Reasons for the Christianization 4 Reaction 5 Choice between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism 6 Result 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References    Background When Khan Boris […]

Γαλλία – Εγκαίνια έκθεσης «Άθως, Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία, Θησαυροί του Αγίου Όρους» 9 Απριλίου 2009 (23:52 UTC+2)   της Ολυμπίας Τσίπηρα   Με πολύ θερμό τρόπο ο δήμαρχος των Παρισίων Μπερνάρ Ντελανόε, καλωσόρισε σήμερα τον Έλληνα πρωθυπουργό κ. Κώστα Καραμανλή, την υπουργό εξωτερικών κ. Ντορα Μπακογιάννη και τον Οικουμενικό Πατριάρχη Βαρθολομαίο, κατά τη διάρκεια της τελετής των εγκαινίων της έκθεσης «Άθως, […]