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Antiochus III’s Eastern Campaigns and Power Dynamics
Antiochus in Bactria and Beyond
In the following two years, Antiochus engaged in a prolonged struggle with his Bactrian counterpart, Euthydemus I, resulting in a...
Antiochus the Great and the Shifting Fortunes
Antiochus III’s Reversal of Fortunes
Antiochus III (223-187) emerged as the sole Seleucid monarch capable of halting the kingdom’s decline. Despite his efforts to rebuild...
The Splendor of Pergamun
Champions of Hellenism
Eumenes I Breaking Free and Expanding
Eumenes I (263-241), the nephew and adopted son, liberated Pergamun from the Seleucid rule. Forming an alliance...
Barbecue Tips and Global Grill Culture
Estimate the amount of coal well. Spread coal pieces an additional ten centimeters from the left and right edges of the grill area. Don’t...
The Evolution of Mangal Tradition in Turkey
The history of mangal in our country dates back to the 1400s. This setup, initially used for cooking coffee during the Ottoman Empire’s reign,...
The Joyful Journey of Climbing Mountains
The Sweet Tiredness of Climbing
In the chilly days of March, we embarked on a mountain path leading to Barla, raindrops from the clouds above...
Theoderic barely slapped Inportunus and Theodorus
At any rate, Theoderic barely slapped Inportunus and Theodorus on the wrists, and in 525 the two of them went on a mission from...
Senate and consequently Julius Caesar
A centerpiece for the pomp of empire, it housed meetings of the senate and consequently Julius Caesar was murdered there. Renewed and glorified under...
Roman late antiquity
Many aspects of that story pull us into the world of Roman late antiquity: clashing religious practices, legal interference in religion, the brutality of...
Caunians are aboriginals
“In their customs, however, they differ greatty from the Carians, and not only so, but from any other men.”
The Caunians, in my judgment, are...