Culture

Termessos und Bellerophon

Was Armeen nicht vermochten gelang dem großen Helden Bellerophon, der wie Herakles zu den großen Heroen der griechischen Mythologie zählte. Seine Geschichte ist -wie kann es anders sein - recht dramatisch. Der Sage nach hat Bellerophon,

Xenophon

Xenophon's birth date is uncertain, but most scholars agree that he was born around 431 BC near the city of Athens. Xenophon was born into the ranks of the upper classes, thus granting him access to certain privileges of the aristocracy of ancient Attica.

Die Pontos Griechen

Auf unseren Reisen durch die antiken Orte der Türkei sind wir oft auf den Begriff Pontos Handelsregion oder Pontos Griechen gestoßen. Was aber war die Pontos Handelsregion oder wer waren die Pontos Griechen? Etwas Recherche in der Historie half, dieser Frage auf den Grund zu gehen.

Artemisia

Artemisia war Tochter des Lygdamis. Sie übte um 480 v. Chr. – als Vormund ihres Sohnes Pisindelis – die Herrschaft über Halikarnassos aus. Sie war die einzige weibliche Truppenführerin in den Seeschlachten von Artemision und Salamis. Nach dem Tod ihres Gatten übernahm sie die Herrschaft und zeichnete sich durch Mut und Heldenhaftigkeit aus.

Attischer Seebund

attischer-seebund-2 Der Attische Seebund (auch Delisch-Attischer oder Attisch-Delischer Seebund) war ein Bündnissystem zwischen Athen und zahlreichen Poleis in Kleinasien und auf den vor gelagerten Inseln. Er wurde als Folge der Perserkriege geschaffen, die 480 v. Chr. durch den Sieg der verbündeten Griechen unter Führung Athens

Tha Last Ottoman - Ertugrul Osman

Ertugrul Osman - the would-be sultan known in Turkey as the "last Ottoman" - has died in Istanbul at the age of 97. Osman would have been sultan of the Ottoman Empire had Turkey's modern republic not been created in the 1920s.

Ionischer Bund

Der Ionischer Bund war der Zusammenschluss von zwölf ionischen Städten und Inseln an der Westküste Kleinasiens (der heutigen Türkei), der bereits in vorchristlicher Zeit über kultische Gemeinsamkeiten hinaus von politischer Relevanz war.

Alexander the Great

During our travels and visits of ancient cities there was always one name mentioned: Alexander the Great. Everybody learned about Alexander during history lesson at school for being the leader of one of the biggest empires ever.

Aulus Cornelius Celsus - Roman Doctor?

celsus_efesus_bibliothek Always people tried to work in the field of medical treatment to help others when injured or helpless. Some big steps could be done in Greek and Roman period because of development in research and for the first time experiences were written down.

Apollonios von Perge

Apollonius of Perge [Pergaeus], born about 262 BC, was a Greek geometer and astronomer noted for his writings on conic sections, as some of us may remember from mathematics lesson at school.

Hesiod - Greek Oral Poet

Hesiod (Hesíodos) was a Greek oral poet and is often identified as the first economist. His date is uncertain, but leading scholars favour the eighth century BC for when Hesiod lived.

Herodotus - Greek Historian

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC). He was born in Caria, Halicarnassus ( Modern day Bodrum, Muğla, Türkiye). He is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture.

Homer - Ilias

Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος, Hómēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. The ancient Greeks generally believed that Homer was an historical individual,

Strabo - Greek Historian and Geographer

Strabo (Greek: Στράβων; 63/64 BC – ca. AD 24) was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher. Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus (modern Amasya, Turkey), a city which he said to be situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black sea.