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Exploring Istanbul’s Rich Heritage Sustainable Tourism Routes Rediscovering Byzantine and Ottoman Legacies A tour through Kalenderhane, Vefa Kilise, and Zeyrek Kilise Mosques offers a unique opportunity...

The Name and Origins The name “Hatay” was bestowed by Atatürk, marking a new chapter in the region’s history. Antioch, an ancient city within Hatay,...

During a time of plague epidemic in the city, locals sought divine intervention to halt its spread. Acting upon the advice of seers, it...

Enigmatic Istanbul is an endless story. It’s the story of Istanbul’s many names, the story of settling the city, ‘Opposite the blind’. Although these...

Boethius knew many years of untroubled days in opulent surroundings. There, tranquil but for those few whispers of jealousy, we will leave Boethius content...

So where were the Goths? They are the invisible men of Theoderic’s Italy. We have seen that their numbers fell far short of a...

If Theoderic’s own old-fashioned Arian religion separated him in principle from Italy’s Catholics, he could modulate that division by generosity, as we have seen...

Romanus III 1028—1034Constantine was succeeded as emperor by his son-in-law Romanus, surnamed Argyropulus.**29 The latter was convinced that his reign marked the beginning of...

With this object I made my way up to a height close by the scene of the fair, where I sat down and surveyed...

As a true Byzantine she looks on the Crusades only from the narrow and selfish standpoint of Constantinople, and detests soundly all Latins. The...