a Roman hippodrome, a place where you have the horse races. You would have seen shops with books in Latin and probably Greek as well on the wharves, a very lively commerce in the literary culture ...

Istanbul's centuries of empire have left ... Also nearby is the Arkeoloji Muzesi (Archaeological Museum). The site of the Roman Hippodrome runs along one side of the Sultan Ahmet Camii.

Both sit by Sultanahmet Arkeolojik Park and Sultanahmet Square, where the city's ancient Hippodrome sports arena once stood. Just west of Sultanahmet is Eminönü, where two of Istanbul's largest ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...

Although their lives may have been different, they did have some things in common. In any Roman family life, the head of the household was a man. Although his wife looked after the household ...

A city famously straddling between Europe and Asia, Istanbul is a living museum. Walking around the city will allow you to see incredible landmarks like the Roman Hippodrome and the Egyptian ...

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Russian magnate Roman Abramovich participates in Istanbul in negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine to try to reach a ceasefire in the Russian military campaign in the ...

Recounting the time his family spent in a former Italian brothel, André Aciman’s new memoir, “Roman Year,” picks up where 1994’s “Out of Egypt” left off. By Aminatta Forna Aminatta ...

Spread across two continents and between two seas, Istanbul is a city of empires past. The Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Galata Tower are just some of the many historic structures ...