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It's the end of my working week and I found the time to watch a movie celebrating historical events that took place a long time ago in late May. Since I have no inclination of watching a movie on the Fall of Constantinople, I chose Sink the Bismarck! (1960) instead...

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Today is my father's 86th birthday. Born a few months before WWII, he grew up through war, occupation, famine, and civil war. He was 10 years old when peace finally returned to the country.

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Just one example from a whole slew of Byzantine memes currently flooding my FB page...

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Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!

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"It is a pleasure to inform you that your abstract for 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies has been accepted." Wonderful! All I need now is two papers and a crapload of money...

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One good thing about social media is that you find out immediately that it was actually an earthquake, not your imagination...

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Attending an academic conference, even online, after a long period of time feels a little bit like returning from the land of the dead...

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Has it been 6 years already?

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I may be exaggerating, but when a Japanese PM says that his country's fiscal state is worse than Greece's, that's grounds for resignation, if not something more drastic...

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Now watching Braveheart (1995) for the umpteenth time. Here's to watching it an equal number of times over the next 30 years!

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(1/2) In case any of you were wondering why professional Byzantinists in Greece bitch and moan all the time about their status, I just came across a book that purports to give a brief survey of the history of the Byzantine Empire. It was written by someone who claims to be>

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Happy Birthday!

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Today FB reminded me that 8 years ago I posted this pic of a German howitzer silencer...

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That's one action figure I'd love to have!

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youtu.be/B-0aRUNLXJ0?...

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I was told this dates back to the 2020 lockdown. How did I miss this?

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Today would have been her 49th birthday...

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Historical trivia for which nobody cares: Last time there was a full-scale Indo-Pakistani war, I was barely two weeks old and the Indian Army's then Director of Military Operations was a veteran of the 1942 Gorgopotamos viaduct sabotage...

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Now watching Payback (1999), the director's cut, which came out in 2006 and is supposed to be far superior to the theatrical version. Am I the only one who likes the 1999 version better?

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I wonder if Greek TV is trying to make a point by showing Dr Strangelove (1964) right now...

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A classic meme became even more classic...

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Eighty years ago today. Back then, this photo would not have been as controversial as it might be today...

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