Sardinia, a Mediterranean crossroads
Situated in a strategic position, Sardinia has often been caught… Read More »Sardinia, a Mediterranean crossroads
Lectures on Europe
Lemons for a Nymph and commercial genius: Amalfi
Who could believe that the little town of Amalfi, however… Read More »Lemons for a Nymph and commercial genius: Amalfi
Sicily, a much-coveted island
Its strategic location and apparent fertility made this island attractive… Read More »Sicily, a much-coveted island
Tales of Ravenna : Galla Placidia, Theodoric, Justinian and others
With a harbour on the Adriatic, while the city itself… Read More »Tales of Ravenna : Galla Placidia, Theodoric, Justinian and others
Greece before Greece : Mycenae and the Trojan war
New excavations at the end of the 19th century rekindled… Read More »Greece before Greece : Mycenae and the Trojan war
Saint Patrick’s heritage
The life of Saint Patrick reads like an unlikely story:… Read More »Saint Patrick’s heritage
Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Greece
Sometimes dominant, sometimes under foreign domination, Greece was caught up… Read More »Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Greece
A long road to democracy: Greece from Independance to 1975
Gaining independence did not, unfortunately, herald a happy age for… Read More »A long road to democracy: Greece from Independance to 1975
The end of the dark Ages
This lecture covers the best-known era of Ancient Greece: the… Read More »The end of the dark Ages
Barbarians and Infidels: a question of perspective?
“Pax romana” lasted for a few centuries, saw Christianity become… Read More »Barbarians and Infidels: a question of perspective?