Cappadocia, Turkey, is a historic area ofCentral Anatoliabounded by thetownsof Hacıbektaş,Aksaray,Niğde, andKayseri(map). (Here's afull list of the towns of Cappadocia.) The region was known as Cappadocia in ancient times and is still calledKapadokyainformally today. ...
Peloponnese is the southernmost state of the Greek mainland and many famous myths originate from here – supposedly Hercules fought the Nemean lion, Paris of Troy ran away with Helen, and the Argonauts sailed from here in their quest to find the Golden Fleece. Real life is just as fascinating...
In the epic poem Aeneid, Aeneas is a warrior and a son of a goddess, who will lead his people to safety and prepare for the founding of a new Troy in Italy. However, he is primarily a human being, who is at times prone to indecision and fear....
Titan Leeds included the Leeds family crest on the masthead of his almanacs in 1728. A stylized version of a wyvern could easily become a description of the Jersey Devil if people didn’t know what they were looking at and use it as part of a growing animosity the Leeds family was gainin...
Ancient Corinthwas once one of Greece’s most important and populated city-states, having been occupied from at least as early as the 7th century BC. At its peak in 400 BC, it boasted a population of 90,000. Few remnants exist of its Classical and Hellenistic periods, however; after the...
I stepped out of the doors of the Regal Times Square yesterday, feeling giddy as a schoolkid. In my hands were a custom popcorn bucket and an Orlock Funko-Pop. I thoroughly enjoyed Robert Eggers Nosferatu and Christmas Morning was a delight. It was Film Euphoria. It was as if Halloween ...
Although it is explicitly stated in the film that the lunar obelisk was placed four million years ago, there is no dating of the obelisk which appears during the Dawn of Man sequence. Agel specifies the same date as for that on the moon. Also, although not credited, Daniels (p.28.) ...
Someone had once told Jerrodd that the “ac” at the end of “Microvac” stood for “analog computer” in ancient English, but he was on the edge of forgetting even that. Jerrodine’s eyes were moist as she watched the visiplate. “I can’t help it. I feel funny about leaving Ear...
Whenas the stately city of Troy was sacked by the Grecians, and all the princely brood of Priamus either utterly extinguished by the sword or fatally exiled the place of their native residence, Ulysses, the prince of Ithaca, who had remained ten years at the siege, resolved to leave the ...
Q: I'm very new to natural building, but it has completely changed my mind as to what living comfortably means. I am interested in building a cob home in Troy, Alabama on a piece of land given to me by my father. Are there any limitations or restrictions to building a home like thi...