Saksagan
Exploring Culinary Delights and Shopping in Cappadocia
Culinary Adventures Taste of Turkey
Turkish cuisine boasts an array of delectable dishes, with fish being a standout feature in a country bordered by three...
Rustem Paşa and Seyyid Hasan Paşa
Rustem Paşa Public Fountain
Commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan in honor of her husband, the Rustem Paşa Public Fountain stands within the courtyard walls of the...
Damat İbrahim Paşa Public Fountain and Haseki Hürrem Sultan Hamam
Damat İbrahim Paşa Public Fountain
The Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex, commissioned in 1719 by Grand Vizier Damat İbrahim Paşa of Nevşehir, stands as a remarkable...
Exploring Istanbul’s Water Structures
Water has played a crucial role in shaping the identity of Istanbul since its inception. Positioned between the Halic and the Marmara Sea, with...
Roman empire in Justinian’s stubby fingers
WHAT WAS TO BE DONE?
Before setting out to describe the unweaving of the Roman empire in Justinian’s stubby fingers, we should pause to think...
Sunni Muslims of Iraq
Early and late, these frontier encounters changed little. The division of the lands remained what it is today: one population in the more mountainous...
Asian provinces of Alexander’s empire
Alexander’s Persian empire collapsed after his death and fell into pieces. The Seleucid kings who prevailed in the Asian provinces of Alexander’s empire, notional...
Lucius Catullus grimly
“The Emperor was concerned about the arsenal at Damascus,” Constantine explained. “And he wanted to know what is really happening on the Persian frontier.”
“The...
Tribunus Primi Ordinarius
Again there was a brief colloquy, at the end of which Josiah reported: “He knows of a caravan route to the neighborhood of Circesium...
Josiah did not quibble
“Tell him to buy the caravan from this man and resell it later for what he can get. He will be paid the difference...
