One of the oldest illustrated manuscripts of the world had its pages dyed with urine
A few days ago, we talked about how Codex Purpureus Rossanensis or the Rossano Gospels – considered by some as the world’s oldest illustrated book,…
Eastern Roman
Behold the world’s oldest continuously operating library – Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai
The Sinai Peninsula and especially its summit of Mount Sinai, is considered as one of the most religiously significant places in three Abrahamic faiths –…
Varangian Guard: 10 Things You Should Know
Introduction – Exotic, ferocious and heavily armored – this, in a nutshell, defined the eminent presence of the Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα των Βαράγγων, Tágma…
Ancient Eastern Roman underground church discovered in Cappadocia, Turkey
The region of Cappadocia in present-day central Turkey alludes to a fantastical realm with giant upright rock formations pockmarked by evidences of human habitation, ranging…
