Authentic Semi-Precious and Precious Gemstones of Turkey
Special Emphasis on the Ones Preferred for Prayer Beads
Turkey is renowned for its rich geological diversity, which has led to the discovery of various...
The Fall of the Communist Regime in Bulgaria
The Beginning of the End On 10 November 1989, Todor Zhivkov, who ruled Bulgaria for over 30 years as the Secretary General of the...
Education and Equality for Women in Bulgaria
Some Bulgarian male intellectuals believed that women and men had the same intellectual abilities, but only a few argued that women should be educated...
The Beginnings of the Bulgarian Women’s Movement
The Bulgarian women’s movement started mainly in education and social work. The development of education for women in Bulgaria can be seen in several...
The Coming Conflict
There is little doubt that Bulgaria will eventually pick a fight with Turkey, even though it officially rejects revolutionary propaganda. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria...
Justinian banned any teaching of law privately
From 533 on, Justinian banned any teaching of law privately, to make clear that only the official canon, taught in the official way, would...
Romulus in 753 BC
Roman historical tradition began with the founding of the city by Romulus in 753 BC, with Vergil’s heavily embroidered prequel to that story firmly...
Justinian’s circle in Constantinople
The hard men of Justinian’s circle in Constantinople carried with them who knows what resentments, fears, and insecurities from their Balkan homes. These were...
Riding with Eumenius and Crispus
“And now only Maxentius stands in my way ”
“Our way, darling. Remember, I started planning all this when I saw you fight Crocus at...
Rule the rest of the Empire
Constantine had expected Fausta to be difficult while Crispus was in Treves. The boy was less than a decade younger than she and posed...












