Tag: Exile

While the democracy in Athens was being overthrown, Athenian forces on the island of Samos supported the Samian democrats in removing the oligarchy Peisander had set up there. The fleet headquartered at Samos consisted of about one hundred ships, each with a complement of two hun...

In August 2016, me and my family went on a holiday to Prague, Czech Republic. One of my younger sisters has just finished a year of study in that beautiful city. She wanted to introduce us to of her mentor. That mentor happened to be a 79 year old Indonesian men. “He once said to me that he wa...

There is, perhaps for everyone, a point in time when you start reassessing your life choices. The internal monologue may be benign at first, as you try to find the next best thing to pursue — however, nobody can guarantee it will stay that way. These thoughts can spiral out of control and the ...