The name Holy Mountain is associated with Greece. Famous was the eponymous unit of the elite Thebans or later the men of Al. Ypsilanti. However, Holy Leagues were also extended by other states, the first being that of Carthage. The Carthaginian Holy Lochos was established in the 4th century BC. a
The archimandrite Theoktistos, born Vasilios Alexopoulos, was born in 1909 in the small village of Syrna in southeastern Gortynia. After graduating from Primary school he worked as a shoe shiner. He then learned the shoemakers trade. However, his love for Christ led him to the decision to become a m
Entry extracted from the book «From war to unification. History of León and Castile from 1037 to 1252». Alfonso VII had risen to the throne in 1126, on the death of his mother, Doña Urraca. The first years of his reign were marked by struggles with his mothers former husband, the King of Aragon
Entry taken from the book From Covadonga to Tamarón . The first entry in the series dedicated to Alfonso III the Great ended, indicating that his last years of reign and his succession were not exactly peaceful. In the year 907 or 908, on the way back from an expedition to Toledo, Alfonso III