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Byzantines distinguished among Turkic nations two largest taxa: “Scythians” (Dunabian and northern Black Sea Turks and the Mongols) and “Persians” (Anatolian and Iranian Turks). Continue reading “Influx of Anatolian Turks in the Balkans and Eastern Roman territories until the beginning of the 14th century”
Anatolia had an elaborate ecclesiastical organization of metropolitanates, archbishoprics, and bishoprics subordinated to the patriarch of Constantinople. Continue reading “The Ecclesiastical organization in Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Asia Minor on the Eve of the Turkish Conquest”
After Alaric had been elected king of the Visigoths, he lost no time in striking. He held an assembly, and in it a resolution was taken to march forth and ravage the other provinces of the Illyrian peninsula. Continue reading “Alaric the ambitious; Stilicho the tactician; Honorius and Arcadius the incapable”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of the impressive Candi Borobudur in Indonesia. Continue reading “The impressive Candi Borobudur in Indonesia”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of the impressive Surya Mandir (Sun Temple) at Gujarat, India. Continue reading “The impressive Surya Mandir (Sun Temple) at Gujarat, India”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of monuments from the Luolong District from the city of Luoyang, Henan province, China. Continue reading “Impressive monuments from Henan, China; Longmen Grottoes – White Horse temple – Guan Yu’s mausoleum”
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