The Richest Port In The Ancient Roman Empire. Hadrian’s Temple. Ephesus is as famous today as it was in the Greco-Roman world; the southwestern Asia Minor temples are engraved on the reverse of Turkey’s older 20 lira … Continue reading →
Espana Road Trip Through History. Along the expressways of modern Spain you can drive from Leon to Valencia in about three hours. Five hundred years ago when Spain became a nation (i.e., when the name “España” was first … Continue reading →
Mount Vesuvius from Pompeii’s Forum. It was a bad day for Pompeii on August 24, 79 AD with great balls of fire. The 160 acre walled city had a population of about 20,000 in 79 AD. It is … Continue reading →
The Ancient Oracle Was Laughing Gas. The Delphi stadium below Apollo Temple. The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi stretches across terraces in the foothills of Mount Parnassos in Central Greece, between two enormous rocks called the Phaidriades, … Continue reading →
Don’t Confuse England’s Avons. To travel the “heart” of England — its geographical and spiritual core — I opt to visit three cities and their environs. First Oxford, fabled center of learning in the Thames River Valley, with … Continue reading →
