"Messenia, in the southern Peloponnese, was one such polity, which retained its distinctive identity down the centuries despite the pressure exerted on it by its large and aggressive neighbour, Sparta. Far from the modern tourist trail, Messenia is best-known today for its olive-groves, in which the prized Kalamata olives are produced." (Mark Patton, PhD, Visions of Messenia: A Corner of Ancient Greece in Modern Fiction and Poetry, Nov. 2013, mark-patton.blogspot.com)
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Leon and the Magical Bird
FantasyThe Great War is coming, but the only man by the name of Nardus the Great who could possibly stop it is dying. The ticking clock created panic in the realm. To snatch him out of the jaws of death, the kingdom finds only one cure- a mythical bird. Le...
