H - 99 : Irene - Empress Ditched by the Pope
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Empress Irene with her Son Constantine VI in the Hagia Sophia (12th Century Mosaic) Empress Theodora was not the only powerful woman in...
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hbanziger
- Apr 4
- 5 min
H - 114 : Theodora - A Remarkable Empress
Was writing up the story of Emperor Justinian when I came across the story of his wife Theodora which is even more remarkable. Only 50...
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hbanziger
- Feb 26
- 5 min
H - 152 : Saint Nicholas Day, 6 Dec 1977
It was a snowy winter evening when we approached the farm house where the Egloff family lived. A foot of fresh snow muffled the sound of...
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hbanziger
- Feb 18
- 5 min
H - 160 : Did Hadrian Steal our Itinerary?
Hadrian is one of the best known Roman Emperors. His legacy is present in so many places, one wonders how he achieved so much during just...
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hbanziger
- Jul 5, 2023
- 5 min
G - 10 : Nizza Honours Garibaldi - Does it?
Garibaldi's Monument on Garibaldi Place in Nice Almost everybody knows Giuseppe Garibaldi and what he has done for the unification of...
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hbanziger
- Jan 25, 2022
- 5 min
F -203 : The Sultanate of Women
There are many fascinating aspects of the Ottoman Empire which we are going to discover this summer. One of them is the Sultanate of...
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hbanziger
- May 24, 2021
- 6 min
E - 50 : Jean Parisot de Valette - the Man and the Legend
There are few people who have a capital named after them. President Washington comes to my mind as does Jean Parisot de Valette. When...
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hbanziger
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
E - 149 : Mercenaries, Refugees and Immigrants : Albanians in Southern Italy
Arberesh Dance Group in Calabria Overnight, temperatures dropped sharply in the Ardèche. A beautiful, sunny week finished. Now a cold...
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hbanziger
- Jun 3, 2020
- 6 min
D - 39: Important People in the Mediterranean - Suleiman the Magnificent
This will be my last blog about important people of the Mediterranean – I know there are many more but it is time to return to other...
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hbanziger
- Jun 1, 2020
- 6 min
D - 40: Important People of the Mediterranean - Charles V.'s Strategic Dilemmas
Over the last 20 blogs I mentioned the name of Charles V. numerous times, often in a very specific context. Time to devote a full blog to...
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hbanziger
- May 30, 2020
- 5 min
D - 42: Famous People in the Mediterranean - Pope Pius V
Not everybody will be happy with my choice of person today: Pope Pius V. He was Pope and Bishop of Rome from 1566 – 1572 and probably one...
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hbanziger
- May 29, 2020
- 4 min
D - 43: Famous People in the Mediterranean - Piri Reis
Most people won’t recognise the name of Piri Reis, or Captain Piri, the Turkish Admiral and cartographer to the Sultan, unless you are an...
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hbanziger
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min
D - 44: Famous People in the Mediterranean - Andrea Doria
In most of Europe and the US, Andrea Doria may not be a famous name. But in Italy it is. Who has several ships named after him? Most...
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hbanziger
- May 27, 2020
- 4 min
D - 45: Famous People in the Mediterranean - Horatio Nelson
On our journey from Genoa to Sicily we will cross the path of some famous people who at one point in their life were busy in the area. Am...
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