Lodovico di Medici, known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere Everyone knows the trite, oft-repeated slogan. ‘War is Hell.’ And some know Lincoln’s comment, ‘Military glory–that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood–that serpent’s eye, that charms to destroy… ‘ and we’ve all heard ‘Live by the sword, die by the sword.’ The human race…
Intro to Bolognese in the Vale of Delphi By today, my Pen and Sword tour will have gone to Mycenae, Tiryns, Argos, Olympia, and be well on our way to Delphi. If we’re lucky, we’ll stop and look at the battlefield of Plataea; the battlefield, and the ruins of the walled city where Arimnestos grew…
Not many pictures today. My computer is refusing to load new ones. If you want to pick up the pictures I’m taking in Greece, follow me on Instagram. https://instagram.com/christian_cameron_author/ This is the second in my series of blogs about my trip to Greece. From today until next Monday, I will be at Marathon (Marathonas) a…