The Walls of Troy
The Walls of Troy. Evokes images of fabulous palaces and majestic bronze age walls doesn’t it? The reality is less awe inspiring but still a… Read More »The Walls of Troy
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Yedikule Fortress
The Yedikule Fortress is an Ottoman expansion of the original Byzantine Golden Gate defences. Named for the seven towers that make it up, four of… Read More »Yedikule Fortress
The Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls defended Byzantium successfully for eight hundred years, until the treacherous Venetians caused the Fourth Crusade to breach the sea walls in 1204.… Read More »The Theodosian Walls
Rumeli Hisari Fortress
Rumeli Hisari Fortress was also named ‘throat cutter’, designed as it was to throttle Byzantine trade and reinforcements before the siege of the great city.… Read More »Rumeli Hisari Fortress
The Galata Tower
The Galata Tower is a fourteenth century Genoese fortification in Istanbul, old Byzantium, that dominates the skyline. Damaged and restored many times it is now… Read More »The Galata Tower