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VictorVisitors in the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.<br> May 2025<br> 📷 Sony Alpha 7C<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/photographie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photographie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/darktable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darktable</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/travelphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travelphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/turkiye?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turkiye</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/turquie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turquie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/turkey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turkey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/ottoman?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ottoman</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/byzantine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#byzantine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/constantinople?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#constantinople</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/museum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/istanbul?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#istanbul</a>
Bob the Traveler<p>Byzantium was renamed Nova Roma during a dedication ceremony OTD in 330, but it is more popularly referred to a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Gregory of Nazianzus, Archibishop of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, who died OTD in 390, is considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Early Modern Diplomacy<p>There were different ways in which <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> could play a role in <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/emdiplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emdiplomacy</span></a>: as wives of <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a> as princesses and queen consort or as ladies-in-waiting. It was often their position between their family of origin and their new family that enabled them to act as diplomatic brokers and person of contact of foreign diplomats. </p><p>Women had access to places at <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> that were often inaccessible for men and thus were ideal information gatherers and spies. This is especially true for the European diplomats sent to <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, where the Harem was an important centre of power that remained closed to male diplomats. (4/7) </p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NewDiplomaticHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewDiplomaticHistory</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CourtStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CourtStudies</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/earlyModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earlyModern</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/historikerinnen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>historikerinnen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@womenknowhistory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>womenknowhistory</span></a></span></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The dome of the Hagia Sophia in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> collapsed OTD in 558, Byzantine Emperor Justinan I immediately ordered that the dome be rebuilt <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The Second Council of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> began OTD in 553 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The Second Council of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> began OTD in 553 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Martyr Saint Ahmet the Calligrapher of ConstantinopleMartyr Saint Ahmet the Calligrapher of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Mehmed II or Mehmed the Conqueror, who died OTD in 1481, conquered <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> at the age of 21 and ended the Byzantine Empire <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Patriarch Athanasius III Patelaros, of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, who was from Lubensk <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
World History Encyclopedia<p>A marriage-focused biographical analysis, Parnell's engaging portrayal of the famous general Belisarius and his wife Antonina offers fresh perspectives on the lesser-explored experiences of elite women during the Late Antiquity/Early Byzantine Period. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Belisarius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belisarius</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Antonina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antonina</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Byzantine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Justinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justinian</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HistoryFact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryFact</span></a> <a href="https://whe.to/ci/8-519-en/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">whe.to/ci/8-519-en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>The Nea Ekklesia was inaugurated OTD in 880 in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Clement the Hymnographer, abbot of the Studion, the most important monastery of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of John of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of John of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>, early 9th century abbot of Cathares Monastery in Constantinople <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Saint Macedonius II, Patriarch of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Elizabeth the Wonderworker of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Saint Maximianus, Archbishop of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Venerable Theodore Trichinas, "the Hair-Shirt Wearer", a late 3rd century hermit near <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Gerasimus I was abbot of the prestigious Mangana Monastery in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a>; he was elected as Patriarch at an advanced age, serving just one year until his death OTD in 1321 <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>