Category Archive: Archaeology/History
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Alexander the Great: Forever Fascinating Recently, Alexander the Great has been on the news again. This time that is because New Zeland toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep has proposed a new theory on the much-discussed topic ... Read More
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Hattusha, Capital of the Hittite Empire in Turkey Hidden in what appears to be the furthest reaches of a vast and arid region in Central Anatolia, some 150km (95mi) east of Ankara in Central Anatolia, lies the archaeological ... Read More
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The Last Days of Pompeii One of our trusted tour experts, Cathie Draycott, has recently visited the "Life and Death - Pompeii and Herculaneum" exhibition at London's British Museum, which is still open until September ... Read More
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Spolia - Recycling the Past "Spolia" is a word I use very frequently when guiding groups on our escorted tours. As an archaeologist, I consider it a household item, an oft-used word describing a very ... Read More
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Athens Museums - Worth a Voyage Recently, we were asked for a contribution to an online article about museums in European cities. The idea was that we should present an individual “must-see” object of our choice, ... Read More
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The Great Ionic Temples - Samos, Ephesus, Didyma During the last ten days, I have had the rare opportunity to visit - on one single trip - Ephesus, Samos and Didyma, the sites of three most important temples ... Read More
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The Hidden Treasure of Bitez - Gara Church and Mosaics Bitez is a small town, barely beyond the outskirts of the ever-growing resort city of Bodrum, where many of gulet cruises in Turkey have their start or end points. Its ... Read More
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The Erechtheion: The Strangest Building in Athens Today, we highlight one particular ancient building in Athens. Yes, it is on the Acropolis, but no, it is not the most obvious choice, which would be the oft-discussed and ... Read More
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Herodotus: Why you should read the Father of History Have you ever read the Histories by Herodotus? Here's a post about why and how you should. Of course, all our tour leaders have read the key ancient texts already ... Read More
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Discovering Cappadocia in Turkey Over the years, many of the guests on our Turkish cruises have opted to extend their vacation by a few days to visit Cappadocia, that legendary landscape in the heart ... Read More
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Greek statues and their technicolor dreamcoats Greek statues in colour: the fact that most, if not all, ancient (Greek and Roman) stone sculpture (both figural and architectural) was brightly painted may not be news to you, ... Read More
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The Chimaira in Lycian Turkey We visit the Chimaira on some of our tours in Lycia. The site is one of the strangest on on any of our tours - a natural wonder with mythological ... Read More
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Myra in Turkey and St. Nicholas: Visiting the home of Father Christmas Often when people think of Father Christmas Santa Claus, they think of the cold north, perhaps even as far as the north Pole. Some tour operators offer trips to visit ... Read More