Saksagan

"Not at all, not at all!" my dragoman said. "I was afraid those Bulgarians might come back and burn down the tower. Let's leave...

The best room in the tower was very nice. It had beautiful carpets, couches with soft cushions, and large mirrors and colorful pictures on...

While I sat by the stream trying to cheer myself up with a pipe, since there was no dinner that night, an old man...

Strengthening Bonds with Mecca Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror continued the tradition of sending conquest letters, known as “be§aretname,” to announce the conquest of Istanbul. These...

Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror’s Announcement of the Conquest of Istanbul Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror continued the tradition of announcing conquests to the Islamic world through...

Accumulation During Sultan Murad II’s Reign Diplomatic Endeavors and Treaty Agreements During both periods of Sultan Murad II’s reign, the Ottomans were engaged in military campaigns...

Galerius, however, had no intention of offering refuge to the old troublemaker, so Maximian was forced to flee again, this time to Arles, where...

At Arles the Massilotes had built an important trading station in the time of the early Phoenicians, before the luckless Queen Dido of Tyre...

“There is no hurry,” he assured her. “I plan to remain in Arles for a while; it will be easier to keep in touch...

The sermon was quickly finished and the people filed out. The Empress and Lady Valeria went down an aisle along one side of the...