Businessman Dioscoros from the modest city of Aphrodito
A sober contemporary of that family, the businessman Dioscoros from the modest city of Aphrodito (Aphrodite’s town, back when the landscape was given Greek...
Within the Arab community
Within the Arab community, there were more settled and prosperous tribes, reaching out into the more intractable desert, marginal desert dwell- ers—forerunners of the...
North and east of Palestine the businessman-traveler
North and east of Palestine the businessman-traveler came to Edessa, a very old city (thought by Muslims to be the birthplace of Abraham) refounded...
Science measures boldly the unimaginably large
Small wonder that they understood their world so poorly. Small wonder as well that even when we know better in principle and when we...
Unscholarly duties as provost of a great university
I have meditated and written this book in some unusual places, on travels to every continent save one, in the intermissions of my unscholarly...
An American soldier posted in Anbar
An American soldier posted in Anbar province during the twilight war over the remains of Saddam’s Mesopotamian kingdom might have been surprised to learn...
Nestinarstvo Bulgaria Tours
Wonder or strong beliefIs it a wonder or a strong belief? Do the nestinari (fire dancers) have special skills or energy? Where does this...
Balkan tours 2018
Balkan Peninsula is among the most visited regions in the world. With Balkan Tours 2018 you will discover the modern and elite today and at...
Rila Lakes Bulgaria Tours
Seven Rila lakes Bulgaria toursMagic and love are everywhere in Bulgaria. Everywhere you look around. Everywhere you go, you see and feel them. The...
Borovets Bulgaria Tours
The comfort to be with family and friendsBorovets Bulgaria tours, Borovets – the closest to the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia and the biggest interntional...
