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Ecumenical Patriarch Wins Property Case

grpresspoland wrote 4 days ago: (GREEK NEWS AGENDA) In a historic ruling for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Euro … more »

Tags: Greeks Abroad, International Relations, Sport, Tourisme, turkey, ANKARA, Büyükada, ECHR, Ecumenical

Death by Association (abridged version)4 comments

Deacon wrote 5 days ago: In response to an anonymous blogger who was trying to figure out the mechanics of “blended … more »

Tags: Deacon, Usher, buzzard, Worship, Contemporary, deaconandusher, blended worship, Viola, barna

Sainte Sophie3 comments

El Cristero wrote 1 week ago: C’est au cours d’une conférence de presse dans les bureaux du Parlement européen à Athè … more »

Tags: Histoire, actualité, Eglise, Turquie, kemal, turcs, Europe, orthodoxes, Empire

The Residents - Constantinople (1991)

Jan Lindholm wrote 3 weeks ago: You have not heard of The Residents? Then you suck soo much I can’t even begin to explain.. J … more »

Tags: Blogroll, Art Rock, Avant Garde, Birger, Experimental, the residents

Amfiteatrov writes about Macedonia in 1912!1 comment

makedonika wrote 1 month ago: 1912 A.V. Amfiteatrov: Macedonia …Following the Russian war, Turkey of the old regime finally tur … more »

Tags: Macedonia 1912-1913, 1912, Bulgarian, bulgarian exarchate, Christian, church, exarchate, Greek, MACEDÓNIA

Obscurum Per Obscurius

maxwelljay wrote 1 month ago: The radius of the skull, if placed in direct juxtaposition to that of the proportions of certain Byz … more »

Tags: Blogroll, skull, Byzantine, Mesopotamia, echo, Globe, tokyo, Japan, sumer

Feet: The Hands of Yesterday1 comment

Dave Newell wrote 1 month ago: Even today traces of the past can be seen, but like many diseases, the use of feet to pick up object … more »

Tags: Historical Events, feet, hands, Creation, Adam, EVE, Soccer, Footsies, Mesopotamia

555 years ago...the fall of Constantinople6 comments

Under The Hill wrote 1 month ago: 555 years ago, on this very day of May 29th, the greatest and most beautiful “crown jewel … more »

Tags: Blogroll, 1453, The Fall, Mehmed II

Remember Constantinople

philo wrote 1 month ago: Five hundred fifty five years ago today, Constantinople fell to the invading Muslim armies, which wo … more »

Tags: History, Religion, Islam

Night in Constantinople (Istanbul)

sun secrets wrote 3 months ago: I spent the last couple of days in Constantinople (aka Istanbul) helping in finalizing some contract … more »

Tags: greek bloggers, Greek Blogs, turkey, istanbul, mustapha kemal, kemal ata turk, turkish cuisine, Greek-Turkish relations, Bosphorus

The Camondo Family2 comments

clarification wrote 3 months ago: The origins of the Jewish Istanbulite Camondo family probably start in 1492 Spain, from where they w … more »

Tags: Lost & Found, objects of desire, Abdulhamit II, Camondo, Crimean War, Galata, Golden Horn, istanbul, Jewish Istanbul

Stephen R. Lawhead: Byzantium

Mappi Mundi wrote 5 months ago: … more »

Tags: Lawhead, Stephen R. Lawhead, Byzantium

The Chronicles of the Crusades-Geoffrey de Villehardouin2 comments

Master Paul Xavier wrote 7 months ago: I’ve recently read ‘The Chronicles of the Crusades’ for my literature class in s … more »

Tags: Catholic Church, Catholic Discussion, chivalry, Christianity, Crusades, History, Life, Personal Commentary, book

Coming Soon...

Master Paul Xavier wrote 7 months ago: I’m currently writing a small summary of “The Conquest of Constantinople” by Geoff … more »

Tags: Announcements, History, Crusades, Venice, Greeks, franks

sacrifice and identity in the local church

justthischris wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been thinking about how I belong to my local church, my personal history with it, and how … more »

Tags: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pastoral Ministry, Theology, Money, Gaza, Rami Ayyad, Sacrifice, identity, Patriarch Bartholomew I

Changes3 comments

Sonja Kasten wrote 1 year ago: We will finish this page with two articles that are not completed: 17. Rachel’s idols and the … more »

Tags: Israel, Solovjev, The last two chapters, Computer, technology

Rationality in political speech, memory, and Cypriot national myths – part 1, The taking of Constantinople and life under Ottoman rule

Chris wrote 1 day ago: All too often we find the political positions people hold, from the leaders of nations all the w … more »

Tags: Cyprus, Politics, national myths, Ottoman Empire, political rationality

13th Century Shock & Awe

lizchager wrote 1 week ago:   (Left) Unknown Artist, “Deësis (Entreaty),” glass mosaic, mid-13th c.,Hagia Sofia, … more »

Tags: Architecture, Mosaic, People & Places, Byzantine Icons, Deësis Mosaic, Duccio, Hagia Sophia, Justinian, Michael VIII Palaiologos

The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman6 comments

k2andrews wrote 1 month ago: In The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman, graduate student Elizabeth Staveley is researching captivity st … more »

Tags: 16th centure, captive, Harem, Historical Fiction, istanbul, Novel, sixteenth century, sultan, turkey


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