Surgery in Ancient Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes“Knife is good if medicine doesn’t work, fire is good if the knife doesn’t.” Roman saying Although the history of surgery is as old as humanity,…
Book Tour Guide in Turkey
Amazing Turkish Honey
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutesYou already know what an important part of Turkish culture honey is when you come across the legendary Turkish breakfast which is dominated by honey. Also…
Pergamon Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutesThe city of Pergamon, protected by Zeus, the father of the gods, and protected by the goddess Athena, who represents reason and intelligence; The Pergamon Acropolis…
5 Pieces of Advice From Ancient Romans For Staying Healthy
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile I was researching for this article, I realized that what people believed and did for staying healthy thousands of years ago was not that different…
All About Turkish Cheese
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutesI read a nice quote about cheese in a book that said, “When milk goes to sleep, it becomes cheese.” As a Turkish cheese lover, I…
Roman Road in Tarsus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteTarsus was the capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia. Today some parts of this road on the north of Tarsus was unearthed and…
Via Sebaste
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteVia Sebaste was built about 2000 years ago. The main function of “Via Sebaste”, which was built by Cornutus Agulia in the time of Augustus…
Roman road in Cilicia
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Roman road in Cilicia is located in Mersin city of modern Turkey. We believe Roman Province of Cappadocia was connected to the Roman Province…
Roman Roads in Asia Minor
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst Roman roads started to be built with the beginning of the Roman Republic. Roads were built and maintained during the Roman Empire era too. 372…
Roman Road in Ankara
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoman Road in Ankara was discovered in 1995 during excavations in the Turkish capital city of Ankara. Greater excavations were made in 2007 and some…