The Theodosius Cistern, one of the most prominent ancient cisterns of Constantinople, has recently opened its doors to the public after an eight-year-long restoration project….
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the…
In the modern context, we tend to relate to ancient cities mostly through the expansive ruins preserved by the many archaeological sites across the world….
Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe from 5th to early 13th century AD. To that end, it was Emperor Constantine who truly…
A few days ago, we talked about the mighty Theodosian walls of Constantinople that helped protect the city from enemy assaults for over 800 years….
Often heralded as one of the greatest fortification systems devised in the history of warfare, the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, built circa 5th century AD,…
Beatific sound effects reverberating within the deep domed halls – this in a nutshell defines the rapturous acoustics of the Hagia Sophia, the crowning architectural…
In 216 BC, the Romans went on to rebound from their disastrous defeat at Cannae, where they possibly lost more than 5 percent of their…
Touted as the ‘Sunken Garden’ (Çukurbostan) during Ottoman times, and currently known as the Karagümrük stadyumu (or Karagümrük stadium), there is an expansive area in…
