A Misty History of Roman Portugal – Part 5
The Social Order and the Rural Economy The structure of Roman Society in the days of the Republic was rigid and based entirely on the traditional concepts of a ruling
Lithium – A revised assessment for Covas do Barroso?
Cracks continue to appear in the presumed Lithium Honey-Pot The besieged citizens of Covas do Barroso and other districts in Northern Portugal, where the mining of minerals threatens their traditional
A misty history of Roman Portugal – Part 4
All hail, Lusitania – Governance At the age of 36, the autocratic Augustus Caesar became Emperor and protector of some 50 million souls who inhabited a territory stretching from the
A misty history of Roman Portugal – Part 3
Pompeu Magno, Julius Caesar and the advent of Gaius Octavius The 1st century BC marked the last days of the Roman Republic and creation of the province of Lusitania as
Let my oligarchs go
Prior to the Passover of 2012, the Russian Jewish Congress organised a camel trek lasting three days through the Arava desert for a group of tycoons who wished to re-enact
A Misty History of Roman Portugal
Consolidation – Part 2 This is a consolidation of nine essays which were published during 2021 in English and in Portuguese by several national journals and on my page at
Portugal – The national wealth of mineral assets
Deep-sea mining and the lithium conundrum In an essay which was published in the Portugal Resident on March 13, 2024, I made a synopsis of the potential environmental damage and/or
A Misty History of Roman Portugal
Invasion and resistance – Part 1 This is a consolidation of nine essays which were published during 2021 in English and in Portuguese by several national journals and on my
Portugalidade – A moratorium on deep-sea mining
How will our small nation be able to patrol and police potential intrusions? The prohibition of Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) in Portuguese territorial waters for 25 years was promulgated in Diário
The looking glass of anarchy in a Portuguese Political Wonderland
“Why is a politician like a bowl of milk?” Abstract: This is a satirical essay which reflects upon two undesirable events: the forthcoming national election for parliament (São Bento) caused