Hardworking and Skilled Peasants
Strong, Active, and Intelligent People
Bulgarian peasants are known for being hardworking, clever, and intelligent. Both men and women are usually physically strong and capable...
Artistic Traditions of Bulgarian Peasants
Beautiful Embroidery and Handicrafts
The Bulgarian peasants, especially the women, are very artistic. They are known for their beautiful embroidery work, which they use to...
The Jewish Community in Bulgaria
Historical Background
The Jewish population in Bulgaria is quite large, especially in the cities. Most of them are descendants of Jews expelled from Spain during...
Unraveling the Life of its Residents
Exploring Perge’s Residences:What kind of houses did the people of Perge, who crafted these beautiful structures and works of art, inhabit?
Prof. Dr. Haluk Abbasoglu:In...
Charting the Path of Perge’s Development through History
Charting the Path of Perge’s Development through History
Q: How has Perge evolved over time?
Prof. Dr. Haluk Abbasoglu:Perge has been a settlement since ancient times....
Perge’s Hidden History
Insights from Prof. Dr. Haluk Abbasoglu
Q: Commencement of Perge Excavations:
Q: When and how did the excavations start in Perge?
Prof. Dr. Haluk Abbasoglu:Perge excavations commenced...
Ibn Battuta part 85
But no sense of the historian’s high vocation and essential impartiality could damp the racy individualism of Psellus’s approach nor the delicate artistry of...
Ibn Battuta part 84
In his introduction to the Chronographia Psellus explains that he had often been pressed to write a history of his own times and that...
Ibn Battuta part 83
Constantine Ducas when he became Emperor in 1059 had not lost touch with the friend of forty years ago and he eventually showed his...
Ibn Battuta part 82
Chronographia
The two predominating passions of Psellus’s life were to get on in the world and to promote scholarship and learning. This first characteristic is...
