Megas Alexandros

Kayseri was called Caesarea . To be named after Caesar , in this case Emperor Tiberius , who reigned from 14 AD to 37 AD, underscores its i...

The tales about the tomb of Alexander are countless, varying from pure myth and wishful thinking to serious studies and well-documented anal...

I have always been fascinated by Roman glassware in all its shapes, forms, and colors (see: The beauty of ancient glassware ).   Yet, I ne...

It happens quite frequently that two or more cities go by the same name. That can be very tricky if we don’t pay attention.   I actually sto...

Opium may be best known from the mid-19th-century Opium Wars in China . More recently, it was associated with Afghanistan, which provided n...

Who would have expected to find healing waters in Myra ?   As mentioned earlier, the excavations in  Myra are hampered by modern  Demre,  w...

It is always a pleasure to return to Sagalassos   where the first excavations started in 1989 by Professor Marc Waelkens from the Katholieke...

Herodes Atticus is best known for his theater at the foot of Athens ’ Acropolis . For most people, it is only a name to define this histor...

I am quite amazed to see this recent picture of Tlos’ Theater and Stadium. What an invitation to return!   [picture from Hurriyet Daily New...

Now is the moment to see the Athenian Parthenon (see: Experiencing the perfection of a Greek temple )  free of scaffolding. This is the firs...