Riace

I Grandi Bronzi di Riace (The Great Bronzes of Riace)

June 12th 2018
When I saw them in 1983, in Reggio Calabria’s Museo Nazionale, the Riace bronzes took me by surprise. I’d never heard of them before. They are stunningly beautiful: two life-size naked bearded warriors exquisitely crafted in bronze. They are Greek in origin, from around 460 BC, two of the few surviving full-size ancient Greek bronzes (which in later times were usually melted down). Norma ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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Kevin Mulqueen

I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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