Surprised by Time

Theodora Palaiologina died at Stameron in November 1429, in the throes of labor. "She left behind," wrote Sphrantzes, her husband...

Old images of Nauplion raise more questions than answers. Take the column. In 1834, just after the capitol of Greece had been moved to At...

Thirty years ago and more, cycling home on the back road from Tiryns, I came across a wall behind the bed of a winter stream, with cannon em...

On 17 December 1432, Bertran don de Broquière went to Ag. Sophia for the service of the Three Hebrew Children in the Fiery Furnace but he ...

This blog began under the arbor just over a year ago. Since then I have spent ten months in Athens, with a month in Nauplion, and weeks tra...

If this were a folktale, the youngest brother would end up with the princess, the throne, and live happily ever after. But even though the ...

Gina M argarita told us about the Metamorphosis, except that she said it was a church with a moat. Gina was an Englishwoman living on a tin...

Cleofe -- that is how she signed her name in three of the four letters we have from her -- may not have dressed like this Greek bride. Her ...

This dim and damaged painting is from the eave of a house in Nauplion -- take the street to the left of the bus station, first corner to the...

There is no image for this posting because photography was forbidden but imagine a wonder dancing, to unheard music. The Acropolis Museum is...