Everything you need to know about Taylor Swift: Published by Oxy Publishing April 5, 2024 – Posted in: Books, Magazine

Learn everything about the ultimate pop idol, through the new biographical album by Oxy Publications. Available from Thursday April 4th! Swifties know…

Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #27 March 26, 2021 – Posted in: Magazine

by Chrysostomos Bobaridis, Historian - Department of Ancient History, University of Siena After the light of Ancient Greece that filled the readers in the previous two issues of the new year, in this March the central figure, Hernán Cortes, belongs to the category of dark historical figures . The discovery in 1492 of the American continent by Christopher Columbus marked a turning point in modern history. The so-called Age of Discovery is defined by the difficult relationship between Europeans and indigenous populations.…

Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #26 February 26, 2021 – Posted in: Magazine

of Chrysostomos Bobaridis, Historian - Department of Ancient History, University of Siena "War of the father of all". This enigmatic in terms of interpretation of the quote of the obscure Heraclitus, one of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers, summarizes the central thematic axis of the second special issue on ancient Greek culture. In the pages that follow, readers will discover how the concept of conflict leading up to war has become a dominant feature of this world. The multidimensional, fragmented world of city-states, presented in…

Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #25 January 25, 2021 – Posted in: Magazine

by Chrysostomos Bobaridis, Historian - Department of Ancient History, University of Siena If there is a culture in human history that has influenced and continues to influence, it is the culture of Ancient Greece. Characteristically, the Roman poet Horace mentions that Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artis intulit agresti Latio. The free rendering of this verse is: Conquered Greece conquered with her civilization the uncivilized conqueror. A basic component of the world of the ancient Greeks is the stubborn adherence to... Continue reading

Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #24 December 18, 2020 – Posted in: Magazine

by Chrysostomos Bobaridis, Historian - Department of Ancient History, University of Siena Historical becoming provides the opportunity for posterity to often distinguish the different perspectives of people who serve a common purpose, a common dream. This is what one realizes when reading the central theme of this issue. The civil rights movement for African Americans in the US is distinguished by the divergence in the realization of this dream of its two iconic figures. Specifically, there is a steady path but... Continue reading

Change of publication dates of our magazines November 5, 2020 – Posted in: Magazine

UPDATE: Due to the emergency measures to deal with the COVID-19 virus pandemic, Brainfood Publishing is suspending for one month the publishing schedule of the magazines ALL ABOUT HISTORY – Issue #24 and HOW IT WORKS – Issue #7. We will keep you informed of their new release date. Thank you very much for your understanding. Continue reading

"Sun, Sun, Chief..." October 21, 2020 – Posted in: Magazine

Sun: Introductory note by Dionysis P. Simopoulos, Honorary Director of Eugenidei Planetarium for the #6 issue of How it works Solar Orbiter magazine One of the most interesting articles in this issue describes the mission of the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft with the aim of star of the day And although today we know that our Sun is nothing more than a simple and comparatively unimportant star of our Galaxy, for us it is particularly important... Continue reading

Εισαγωγικό σημείωμα - ALL ABOUT HISTORY #22

Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #22 September 25, 2020 – Posted in: Books, Magazine

by Chrysostomos Bobbarides, Historian – Department of Ancient History, University of Siena Introductory note – ALL ABOUT HISTORY #22 In the first autumn issue of ALL ABOUT HISTORY #22 readers will have the opportunity to discover persons and worlds that are not familiar to them. The first tsar of Russia, the infamous Ivan IV the Terrible, is the central figure of the issue. Through the pages of the magazine we travel through the adventures of his life, from the traumatic childhood...

The invention of the telescope - Dionysis P. Simopoulos September 15, 2020 – Posted in: Magazine

Introductory note by Dionysis P. Simopoulos, Honorary director of Eugenidei Planetarios for the #5 issue of How it works magazine The wide variety of science and technology articles included in each issue of our magazine gives its readers the opportunity to choose the series with the who read them, depending on their interests. The same thing happens to me every time. So, as I flipped through today's issue, the article that caught my immediate interest was…

“The Good Shepherd” by CS Forester – The Heroic Convoy July 24, 2020 – Posted in: Books, Movie theater, Magazine

book review by Chrysostomos Bobbarides for issue 9 of the historical magazine All about history, The convoys of merchant ships from American ports bound for long-suffering England during the early years of World War II are one of its lesser-known events. gradually developed into a difficult operation, as German submarines dominated the Atlantic and with their torpedoes sank ships carrying valuable goods and weapons to the war…