There is a statement ; wherever you dig, you may find a treasure. We have proof of this statement everywhere in Turkey. Aizanoi ancient site is one of the important sites of Turkey. Due to be an important center for religion, it […]
There is a statement ; wherever you dig, you may find a treasure. We have proof of this statement everywhere in Turkey. Aizanoi ancient site is one of the important sites of Turkey. Due to be an important center for religion, it had an important role in history.
During the surface excavation, silver coins in a cube were unearthed. Sometimes this sort of cubes are unearthing in Anatıolian peninsula. It seems that the cube was hidden by an important person. Those coins are from the era of Ceasar.
Monuments of Constantinople have deep functions for Constantinople and Istanbul. They have different meanings for us even today. One of them is Marcianus column. It is in border of Fatih district of Istanbul. It was erected in 450 AD. It was one […]
Monuments of Constantinople have deep functions for Constantinople and Istanbul. They have different meanings for us even today. One of them is Marcianus column. It is in border of Fatih district of Istanbul. It was erected in 450 AD. It was one of the oldest Roman monuments of the city.
According to the legend, while Justian had St.Sophia built, a little girl who had a supernatural power was bringing a heavy stone for the construction of St.Sophia. She came across a beast on the way. The beast asked her where she was bringing this stone. She replied that it was for new St.Sophia. The beast told her that she was late because St.Sophia had already constructed. She left the stone there and checked the situation. The beast lied her. She wanted to recarry it to St.Sophia construction. Unfortunately her supernatural power had gone. So she had to leave the stone there.
On the other hand, this stone knew the virginity of the girls and women. If any woman or girl who had a naught character, it could bend down. Or it could be able to show good and bad females. An emperor and his sister-in-law were passing next to the monument and the stone lied to the ground. The emperor got angry with her and he had her sister-in-law executed there.
Constantinople had a lot of monuments. Also it is believed that they have mysterious functions such as to protect the city from various disasters. Even today we have the same belief. Most of them are still standing in modern Istanbul. Column of […]
Constantinople had a lot of monuments. Also it is believed that they have mysterious functions such as to protect the city from various disasters. Even today we have the same belief. Most of them are still standing in modern Istanbul. Column of Constantinople was one of them.
It was erected in 330 AD by Constantine I. There used to be a statue of Constantine I in original form of the momument. It is the combination of paganism and Christianity beliefs. It was believed that this monument was the guardian of dynasty from the disasters and sickness’. Up to the rumour, there is a room under the momument to protect holy items of Christianity. Unfortunately no positive evidences were found by the result of scientific works.