Kalenderhane Mosque Tracing Byzantine Legacy
Exploring Istanbul’s Vezneciler neighborhood, one can encounter the Kalenderhane Mosque, a remarkable relic from the Byzantine Era. Restored in the 1960s, this structure unveils a rich tapestry of historical periods. Its origins trace back...
Exploring Istanbul Archaeology Museums
An Overview of Istanbul’s Rich Cultural Heritage
Perched on Osman Hamdi Bey Hill in Sultanahmet, the Istanbul Archaeology Museums stand as a testament to the city’s illustrious past. Comprising three distinct museums housed under one...
Eski Imaret Mosque
Discovering Byzantine Legacy
The Eski Imaret Mosque, also known as the Pantepoptes Monastery Church, stands as a silent witness to Istanbul’s rich Byzantine heritage. Situated in the historic Zeyrek neighborhood, this religious edifice dates back...
Istanbul Private Tours Mevlevi
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 two stories might be enough for some, for others they...
Uncivilizable injection of barbarism into Rome
Many who know nothing of the facts of the matter still deeply and instinctively believe an alternative view—that these people represented an irreducible and uncivilizable injection of barbarism into Rome, for good or ill....
Balkans into Italy
And bear in mind the passage of time. When adult men and women who made their way from the Balkans into Italy with Theoderic saw his last years in the 520s, they also watched...
Deliberately Gothic and dynastic
The spectacle hit every note of Roman splendor, but the message was deliberately Gothic and dynastic. At the same time, Theoderic’s house historian wrote books just to capture this splendor. This was Flavius Magnus...
Byzantine territory for Syria
So, being satisfied with the preparations, he set out from Byzantine territory for Syria. When he occupied Antioch, the entry into the city was celebrated with great pomp. It was certainly a royal show,...
Reputation in distributing the honours
He had been most jealous of his reputation in distributing the honours of his Empire, and his generosity in the use of the imperial treasures, by way of favours and donations, had won him...
Interpretation of Holy Writ
However, questions were propounded on religious subjects, questions dealing with the interpretation of Holy Writ. Yet most of the difficult problems were left unsolved. The truth is that they concerned themselves with such mysteries...
