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The Blog.
I post bi-weekly about writing, editing, teaching, and travel.
- Mar 12, 2023
- 4 min
The Basilica Cistern
To examine the history of a civilization, first consider its water. Ancient civilizations formed on the banks of rivers. The ancient...
- Mar 5, 2023
- 4 min
The Hippodrome of Constantinople
Ruins of the Hippodrome, from an engraving by Onofrio Panvinio in his work De Ludis Circensibus (Venice, 1600). The same morning I saw...
- Feb 26, 2023
- 6 min
Hagia Sophia
Note: I am no historian or expert on this structure or region. As such, I am referencing History.com for most of the information...
- Feb 5, 2023
- 4 min
Peleș Castle
I've been thinking about how buildings tell stories. Like novels, buildings tell stories about who we are, what we value, what time...
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