The Sea Peoples Mystery: Anatolia’s Lost Warriors?
Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I still remember that night in my apartment in Kadıköy, Istanbul, with a…
The Paulician Revolt: Anatolia’s Forgotten Heresy That Defied Byzantium
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I remember one such night in my small Istanbul apartment, the…
Puduhepa: The Hittite Queen Who Shaped Empires
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I was supposed to be fact-checking a detail about the Trojan…
Artemisia I: The Fearless Queen Who Defied an Empire
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? Last winter, I was sitting in a late-night coffee shop in…
Ziryab: The Slave Who Invented Modern Dining, Music, and Fashion
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I remember one night in my Istanbul apartment, scrolling through old…
Hunger That Changed History: Istanbul’s 1915 Food Riots
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I remember one night in Kadıköy, sitting in a tiny coffee…
The Battle of Myriokephalon: Byzantium’s Forgotten Nightmare in 1176
Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I sure have. Last winter I was wide awake in my small Istanbul…
The Battle of Tondibi: Cannons That Crushed an Empire
Introduction: A Clash of Two Worlds Imagine a vast army of 40,000 warriors, the pride of West Africa, facing a few thousand North African soldiers. The outcome should have been…
The Forgotten Kingdom of Urartu: The Mountain Empire That Challenged Assyria
Hook Opening Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I was sitting in a tiny coffee shop in Kadikoy, Istanbul,…
Roman Dodecahedra: The Ancient Gadget That Has No Purpose
Have you ever gone down a history rabbit hole at 2am and ended up somewhere completely unexpected? I have, more times than I care to admit. Last winter, during a…