Around 1555, the Holy Roman ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Ogier de Busbecq, recorded an account of a conversation he had with two Constantinopolitans claiming to be from the Principality of Theodoro in Crimea. Hence, he was shocked to find two people who spoke a language that sounded all to […]
Month: March 2021
The Last of the Luwians
In 474AD, a new emperor named Flavius Zeno ascended to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. Zeno was a military officer and a member of the Constantinopolitan elite, Greco-Roman from external appearances. However, Flavius Zeno was not his real name. His throne name was meant to conceal his true […]