Under the Ancien Régime, Christmas celebrations were above all religious celebrations intended for contemplation. Dangeaus description in his Journal of December 24 and 25, 1697 illustrates well the pious habits of the royal family at this time: Tuesday 24, Christmas Eve:the king made his devotions
In the early hours of Monday, December 4, a very important event occurred, the significance of which was clearly not understood by the EAM-ELAS leadership. The 2nd Regiment of ELAS, which had come - on foot of course - from Hasia, had camped in N. Psychiko. Fatigue, cold and reckless confidence cont
It is often said that the first thing we learn about a language are profanity and insults. In fact, a typical joke for newbies, when first arriving in a country, is to be taught swear words as if they were normal, in order to get the innocent in a good trouble. The inhabitants of Mesopotamia were no
Entry extracted from the book From Covadonga to Tamarón. The history of the Arab conquest and domination of the Iberian Peninsula and the process of birth and growth of the different Christian kingdoms and counties that ended up expelling the Muslims spans almost eight centuries and, therefore, it