Rustem Paşa and Seyyid Hasan Paşa
Rustem Paşa Public Fountain
Commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan in honor of her husband, the Rustem Paşa Public Fountain stands within the courtyard walls of the...
Damat İbrahim Paşa Public Fountain and Haseki Hürrem Sultan Hamam
Damat İbrahim Paşa Public Fountain
The Damat İbrahim Paşa Complex, commissioned in 1719 by Grand Vizier Damat İbrahim Paşa of Nevşehir, stands as a remarkable...
Exploring Istanbul’s Water Structures
Water has played a crucial role in shaping the identity of Istanbul since its inception. Positioned between the Halic and the Marmara Sea, with...
Constantinople grew and flourished in consequence
Constantinople’s rulers still saw the riches of worlds flow into their hands, and Constantinople grew and flourished in consequence. The supreme urban achievement in...
Theodosius II surrounded
Emperors kept Constantinople at the center of imperial ambition for I,6OO years. In the fifth century, Theodosius II surrounded it with walls worthy of...
Justinian similarly veils
Everything we know about Justinian similarly veils him in his robes of state and hides him in his palace. The scandalous stories that circulated...
Decurion Paulos
“Search the building,” he ordered the men behind him. “Take out the benches and set them afire in the square with whatever other furniture...
King Tiridates
Night had already fallen by the time the camp was established. While some of the men ate, others took torches and explored what remained...
Hypostasis is counted as an indivisible unity
Nestorian: If Christ is not two hypostases as He is two natures, then one of His natures does not subsist and does not have...
Christ also subsists in His human nature
St. Emperor Justinian:
DIALOGUE WITH PAUL OF NISIBIS
Translated by Dr. Jeffrey Macdonald, 1998.
Extract of the Discussion which the Emperor Justinian had with Paul the Bishop...
