Noah’s ark; the missing piece of religious myths. The ancient flood is one of the titles that is discussed among science and religious authorities. This is certain that Noah had…
Sardes Creek: A golden creek
Sardes Creek isn’t an ordinary river, it has golden resources in it. According to the myth, King Midas entered the Sardes creek to get off the curse. He released his…
King Midas: A king with donkey ears
King Midas was one of the famous characters of the history. He had this fame from his legends and his actions. He lived in Gordion city. He was so greed…
Silver Treaty: the first written peace treaty in the history
Hittites and Egyptians made the first written peace treaty in the history on that landscape. Pharaoh Ramses II and Hittite King Muvattali had a war in Khades city so this…
Hattusa ancient site: the site where iron was used first..
Hattusa was an important city because it was the capital of Hittites Empire. So it had a glorious look and it was decorated with marvelous sculptures. Today we name this…
Çatalhöyük: the greatest settlement of Anatolia
Çatalhöyük ancient site was very important for the historical period because we came across unique items and valuable hints on human being development. Its size was so big that the…
Ainos (Edirne)
Ainos ancient site was constructed by Aoilles in BC 7th century. Its symbol was the mountain goat “Ainion”. We came across in Iliada of Homer in first time. According to…
Bosphorus of Istanbul
This water strait takes its name from a myth that is about Zeus and his complicated love life. Zeus had a jealous wife named Hera. Bosphorus means cow strait. Io…
City Walls of Diyarbakır
Those are the walls that are second longest walls after Great China wall. It is around 5700 mt. long and the average height is around 10 or 12 meters. The…
Homer: A poet of ancient times
Homer was the famous poet of ancient era because he was the author of Iliada. It was about the trip of a soldier to Greece after Troy war. It took…