Albanian Men and Their Authority
Here, you’ll see men of distinction—dark-skinned, proud, and strong in their walk. These are Albanians. They wear white quilted skirts, black hats, and silver-decorated...
Historic Mosques in Karaman
Hocamahmut Mosque A Testament to History
Located in the district of Hocamahmut, the mosque was originally constructed in the second half of the 14th century...
Historic Tombs in Karaman
Ahi Osman Mosque An Ottoman Marvel
Situated in the Ahi Osman district at the heart of Karaman, this mosque stands as a testament to Ottoman...
Exploring Historic Mosques Karaman
Karamanoglu Ibrahim Bey II Mosque A Majestic Complex
Nestled in Karaman’s Imaret district, the Karamanoglu Ibrahim Bey II Mosque stands as a magnificent testament to...
Anonymus Valesianus
Our chief sources for the story of Boethius’s end are two. The first is the Anonymus Valesianus, a chronicle of Theoderic’s years in power....
Immediately sent a delegation from Ravenna to Constantinople
Theoderic, seeing his regime still at risk, immediately sent a delegation from Ravenna to Constantinople, led by Pope John himself, to confirm that assurances...
The king was at Verona
Boethius then sets a dramatic stage for us to contemplate. “You recall” (he tells the allegorical woman called Philosophy, his personification for wisdom itself...
Nicomedia without Galerius
Constantine had not known Galerius was in the city until he saw the stocky figure of the Caesar of the East follow the much...
Drepanum and Dura
The interior arrangement was somewhat like those he had seen at Drepanum and Dura, consisting of a single large room with benches for the...
Become Augustus of the East
“You will obey, of course?”
I can do nothing else, though I had enough of that in Alexandria. But I wanted to be sure no...
