Archaeology
Sailing to Samothrace and the Sanctuary of the Great Gods
For nearly a thousand years from about 600 BCE onwards, travellers and pilgrims came from all over the Mediterranean world to the remote, windswept island of Samothrace to be initiated into the mystery cult of the Great gods.
Ottoman Art and Architecture
Together with Western Europe at the beginning of the 1st millenium AD, Anatolia and Central Asia emerged from a period …
The Turquoise Coast: Along the Lycian Way
For some 2,000 years, the ancient Lycian people controlled a huge area along a 1,000 km stretch of the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. Explore the fascinating history of their culture.
Ravenna: Architecture and Mosaics of San Vitale
The tranquil atmosphere of the small Adriatic city of Ravenna as it appears today belies its important role during one of Western history’s principal watersheds: the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West.
Constantine, The City of Bridges
Constantine, the city of bridges has been occupied at various times by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Ottomans and French
Sardinia & Corsica: Islands of Forgotten Riches, Part I and Part II
A fascinating and mysterious culture developed during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods on the Cyclades islands in the central Aegean Sea, known today only as the Cycladic Culture.
