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...
At the palace of Hormisdas
Instead, this session was an attempt to move the discussion forward without histrionics and public posturing, and one must give Justinian full credit for...
Born in Sozopolis
By comparison, Severus the Sober embodied a newly serious age. He was born in Sozopolis (near modern Konya) in Asia Minor, where his grandfather...
Constantinople in religious matters
The overweening blindness of Constantinople’s men arose in part from an accident of the fourth and fifth centuries. Antioch and Alexandria (that is to...
It is dangerous to be a Christian
“I am a Christian,” she said quietly. “We are forbidden to worship any god except our own, and any graven image.”“But it is dangerous...
Flavius Valerius Constantinus a centurion assigned henceforth
For whatever reason, Diocletian did not immediately put into effect the decree he had discussed with Constantine, but the promise of a position in...
Precious metal in the coinage Dominus
“I can see the advantage of fixing the amount of precious metal in the coinage, Dominus,” he said. “But I don’t think setting prices...
