Tag Archives: Byzantine Empire

The Black Sea

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

Traversed by Ancient and Modern Empires Here is about an area of the world that remains, for those of us oriented primarily toward North America and Europe, a historically complicated and geographically confusing mélange of ancient empires initially forged by … Continue reading →

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Is the USA Still a Republic?

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

A New Republic At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, the Constitution of the United States having finally been adopted, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” “A … Continue reading →

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