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A Gateway on the Silk Road Kars, the Historic Crossroads Kars, a city with roots tracing back to the Bulgarian Turks of the “Valatur” tribe, holds...

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...

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...

11. Not one of the emperors in my time — and I say this with experience of many in my life, for most of...

If he did no harm to a soul, yet in his dealings with the people he assumed a fierce expression which terrified one and...

16. So much then for the brothers. Let us return to the emperor. For some time he treated Zoe with marked consideration, but that...

There was something else that he feared, too — something that further prevented him from visiting the empress. The brain-storms no longer attacked him,...

This he did, partly by the despatch of envoys, partly by bribery, partly by annual displays of military strength. Thanks to these precautions neither...

It came about like this. One day he found Michael alone, and cloaking his thoughts in periphrasis, began to address him in the following...

The Empress’s Adoption of Michael**48 and his Promotion to Caesar22.’A very easy measure,’ answered John, ‘and all ready. If our brother **49 were not...