Treasure and mystery in Byzantine Cappadocia.
Before the Romans, other ancient civilisations, notably the Achaemenid Empire, once inhabited the mountainous region of central Anatolia called Cappadocia.Continue Reading
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Albert Einstein: The genius of general relativity and the father of modern physics.
Why is it that Albert Einstein, a theoretical physicist, is one of the most recognized and beloved individuals of theContinue Reading
Valentinian I: The last of the triumphant Roman emperors in the west.
Valentinian is sometimes described as a brooding and violent man. Ammianus Marcellinus, in particular, does not mince his words describingContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 24 Brothers in power, migration and pending disaster!
The events of the second half of the fourth century are some of the most dramatic in the annals ofContinue Reading
War Horse Part 4: The Persians
The rise of the Achaemenid or Persian Empire in the sixth century BC was swift, arguably due to the endeavoursContinue Reading
A rare Byzantine Egyptian streetscape on show in Kiryat Gat, Israel.
A very rare Egyptian streetscape mosaic in the Kiryat Gat Industrial Park, in Israel, will be open to theContinue Reading
The Maccabees, a long-lost tomb and that curious Byzantine mosaic cross that adorns it.
Over the past few days I have been reading reports about what could quite possibly be the rediscovery of theContinue Reading
Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orleans.
Joan of Arc, wearing a breastplate and brandishing her banner, rode at the head of the uncrowned Charles VII’s armyContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 23 Do not forsake us Emperor Jovian: The shameful peace of the year 363 AD.
We first fleetingly hear of Jovian, in Ammianus Marcellinus narrative in the year 361AD just after Constantius’ death. He wasContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 22 The Last Pagan Emperor
Julian is such an interesting character that it is impossible to ignore him, even though some tend to treat himContinue Reading
Rearview Mirror 