Saksagan
Michael IV part 9
There was something else that he feared, too — something that further prevented him from visiting the empress. The brain-storms no longer attacked him,...
Michael IV part 11
It came about like this. One day he found Michael alone, and cloaking his thoughts in periphrasis, began to address him in the following...
Michael IV part 10
This he did, partly by the despatch of envoys, partly by bribery, partly by annual displays of military strength. Thanks to these precautions neither...
Michael IV part 14
26. Let me now give some account of this man.**50 His family, on his father’s side, was altogether insignificant and completely obscure. His father...
Michael IV part 15
He was expert in the conception and planning of unlikely designs. He showed no consideration for benefactors, no gratitude to anyone for friendship or...
Michael IV part 16
31. It was now evident that the whole of the emperor’s body was swollen, and nobody could fail to notice the hydropsy from which...
Michael IV part 12
The Empress’s Adoption of Michael**48 and his Promotion to Caesar
22.’A very easy measure,’ answered John, ‘and all ready. If our brother **49 were not...
Heybeliada
The ‘saddlebag’ that makes a holiday perfect – walking tour Istanbul
Heybeliada, Heybeli ada or simply Heybeli is the greenest and the second biggest island...
Grand Bazaar
Daily Tours Istanbul – The first shopping mall of the world!?
That’s true. The Grand Bazaar is the first mall of the world. It is...
