by Robert Horvat March 30, 2016 1 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 26 The Road to Adrianople From the mid 370’s a frightening new nomadic force arrive out of Asia and into eastern Europe. These warrior peopleContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat January 24, 2016 1 A short history of Byzantium Monuments and Sites The Aqueduct of Valens. In modern Istanbul, standing impressively over the traffic on the busy Atatürk Bulvarı is the Aqueduct of Valens. (Today itContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat January 17, 2016 2 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 25 Emperor Valens: A reign under siege! Valens was beset by serious problems from the moment he was first appointed by his older brother Valentinian, to ruleContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat October 19, 2015 1 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 24 Brothers in power, migration and pending disaster! The events of the second half of the fourth century are some of the most dramatic in the annals ofContinue Reading