Sam Topalidis 2021 Like all major Pontic Greek monasteries, Vazelon is based on a sacred cave. It was supposedly founded around 270 AD and was then […]
Sam Topalidis 2021 Greek Settlement The name Sinope is probably of Hittite origin and its settlement may have existed at least during the Hittite period. After […]
Sam Topalidis 2021 Xenophon, an Athenian, was one of the Greek mercenaries who were hired by Cyrus to usurp the crown of Cyrus’ brother, Artaxerxes II, […]
By Sam Topalidis April 11, 2020 (From The National Herald) The St Michael Greek Orthodox church (Plate 1) is located up a steep hill in Ortamahalle, Akchaabat (formerly […]