Exploring Turkish Traditions and Delights in Marmaris
Exploring Turkish Traditions and Delights in Marmaris
A Cup of Harlot Seeds, Please!
The porcelain cups, perfectly sized for a relaxing coffee experience (50 mg. Caffeine),...
Historical Caravanserais and Architectural Gems
Exploring Seljuk and Ottoman Heritage
THE ALAY HAN
Located 34 kilometers from Aksaray, the Alay Han is a 13th-century Seljuk caravanserai covering an area of around...
Historic Caravanserais
Preserving the Past for Modern Use
Exploring Seljuk Era Architectural Marvels
THE SULTAN HANI (THE SULTAN’S INN) – Caravanserai of Alaeddin
Situated in Sultan Han town, 40...
Amasya Erzurum Sivas
Key Moments in Turkey’s War of Independence
On June 22nd, 1919, in Amasya, and later on September 4th, 1919, in Sivas, pivotal events unfolded, shaping...
Theoderic and regent of Italy
No surprise, but such words come in a novel that contrasts the bravery and intelligence of fair-haired northerners with the weakness and treachery of...
Theoderic appeared in the late 480s
Or were the Goths even ever there? Numbers and time tell the story. The invasions of Italy of which we know consist of four...
Colosseum afterward
The third grandee, Festus, we have seen already, the most senior of the ex-consuls in all these years, having given the year his name...
Zoe and Theodora part 98
147. These two friends were John Xiphilinus, a native of Trebizond, who had been appointed Professor of Law (Nomophylax) in the University of Constantinople...
Zoe and Theodora part 97
116. In September 1047.
117. The army of the East was at this time engaged in Armenia Magna.
118. In the part near the monastery of...
