While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed over by modern affluence, today's Istanbul is every bit as rich and rewarding.

A contractor found a tomb complex dating back to the Byzantine Empire in Syria's Idlib province, just as many residents have ...

and Constantinople (now Istanbul), that appeared on the world map by Fra Mauro, a 15th-century Italian monk — most of which was based on the traveler's descriptions. Marco Polo and travelers ...

Modern London Maps, by Vincent Westbrook collects together dozens of eye-popping examples. The word 'modern' is a little fuzzy here. The book's subtitle suggests a trove of 20th century maps ...

However, the Great Catastrophe of Smyrna and other ethnic cleansing that led up to that atrocity wiped most of the remnants of Greek culture off the map in that ... from 9th century Arab invaders, ...

With this information, scientists can map the topography of the land. To learn more about a 15th-century city known as Guiengola, a team led by Pedro Guillermo Ramón Celis, a post-doctoral fellow ...

VIJAYAWADA: A 15th century Telugu inscription was found dumped in a drain at Maruturu in Bapatla district. Archeologist and Pleach India Foundation CEO Dr E Sivanagireddy noticed the relic while ...

Built in the early 15th century, the hall originally served as a meeting place for members of a medieval guild, who were likely the first to use the newly discovered doorway. “Further ...

On August 27 1761, a Danish explorer started a small riot in the grand bazaar of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul ... European orientalists and Viking historians had spent just over a century ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) On August 27 1761, a Danish explorer started a small riot in the grand bazaar of Constantinople ... had spent just over a century piecing together this travelogue ...

Two centuries after that, Emperor Heraclius considered moving the capital from Constantinople to Carthage ... than that of other Christians,” the 15th-century emperor Zara Yaqob is said to ...