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Private Istanbul Tours
A lot has been said and written about Istanbul. Still, the city is an endless source of information. It’s definitely worth trying getting to know Istanbul better and better. Private Istanbul tours, as well...
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 about alternatives. What could one reasonably expect a Roman emperor...
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 regions of northern Mesopotamia (then Armenians, now Kurds), one population...
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 partners to the successor kings who took the name Ptolemy...
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 arsenal should be safe, for the moment. Narses will be...
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 that is little used, sir. The way is rough, though...
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 with a draft on the Imperial Treasury.”
“It shall be done,...
Prior to the arrival of the army a Roman fleet
Seen the next morning, the city itself was only a low white mass on the horizon. But as the advancing troops grew near its defenses, he was able to make out the huge curving...
About the Christians in Alexandria
“Perhaps, when I have the time. But why come to me about the Christians in Alexandria? I am only a tribune, with little real authority.”
“You are the son of a Caesar and will one...
A great amphitheater and a palacecitadel
Caesarea proved to be as magnificent a city as Nicomedia, with a great amphitheater and a palacecitadel where Diocletian took up his headquarters while they waited for auxiliary troops from nearby districts to augment...
