The Queen of Cities – Constantinople – like you have never seen her before.
Have you ever wondered what the queen of cities – Constantinople – might have looked like? Today traces of theContinue Reading
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The Aqueduct of Valens.
In modern Istanbul, standing impressively over the traffic on the busy Atatürk Bulvarı is the Aqueduct of Valens. (Today itContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 21 They raised him on their shields in a moment of great happiness and triumph!
The astounding success of Julian’s rise in five short years, from a bookworm to Caesar, was genuinely celebrated by hisContinue Reading
The sixth century Basilica Cistern.
One of the most amazing sights or structures in Istanbul today lies beneath our feet. In the subterranean depths belowContinue Reading
The Portrait Statue of the Four Tetrarchs.
In my humble opinion, I believe that more than any other empire in history, both Rome and Byzantium are bestContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No.7 Nova Roma (Constantinople).
In around 1000 AD, Constantinople was arguably the greatest city in the Mediterranean world, if not the entire world. Trade,Continue Reading
Over a thousand years of glory, but where does it actually begin?
I often wonder how do we pinpoint the beginning of the Byzantine Empire? There are so many identifiable dates orContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 