The sickness has returned and this time with a vengeance. Gavrail brought in the best doctors from the City, those who had studied in...

Alexandra bring such life and depth to each of the characters in her novel. Today's post does not disappoint!

The Fall of Constantinople, artist, Theophilos Hatzimihail, b. 1870, Lesvos, then part of the of Ottoman Empire

From previous blogs, you are aware of my love affair with the Byzantine Empire which began when I was a young girl of 13 and further...