A Day in the Bazaar
One day, I walk by the bazaar without going in. The next day, I stroll along with a friend. We pass the store, and...
The Road to Ochrida
The road we traveled was clear and easy to follow. It curved around long hills that had no trees. Goatherds, people living a simple...
Facing the Dogs
With little belief that it would work, but with the quickness of a man in a comic opera, I sat down. Just in case...
KARS CASTLE
Architectural Marvel of 1153
Constructed in 1153 by the Vizier of Saltuk Sultan Malik Izzeddin Salduk Firuz Akay, Kars Castle stands proudly on a steep...
Michael IV part 8
16. So much then for the brothers. Let us return to the emperor. For some time he treated Zoe with marked consideration, but that...
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 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 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 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...
