The Lycian Shore
The Lycian Shore

Author: Freya Stark

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-10

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781015260757

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Ay E's Trail
Ay E's Trail

Author: Atulya K. Bingham

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-06

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9781849144438

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Ay e Metin - a 38-year-old mother from Istanbul - decides to tackle the Lycian Way in southern Turkey. She has never camped alone in her life. As she strikes out into Lycia's ancient forests, she is on a quest to leave behind the past. But the Lycian Way is a footpath steeped in memories. Unknown to Ay e, as she clambers over the precipices of the Mediterranean coast and through the lost cities of the trail, she is walking in someone else's footsteps. 2500 years earlier, when Lycia was an independent state and worshipped the Goddess Leto, the Persian general Harpagos was stomping along the very same road in a bid to take over the ancient world. As Ay e continues her lone, meandering odyssey of self-discovery, her troubled youth in Istanbul re-emerges. But she's not the only one to remember. Unknown to most, the legends of old still haunt Lycia. Her stories call out to the walkers and shepherds as they climb over her timeless skin. Because time is not what we think it is. The past is never over. And a map can only ever tell so much of what a trail is all about. Based on the true story of Ay e Metin."

Aeneid
Aeneid

Author: Virgil

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-12

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0486113973

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Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.

The Western Shores of Turkey
The Western Shores of Turkey

Author: John Freely

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2004-06-11

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 085771788X

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The Western Shores of Turkey is the distillation of a succession of journeys that John Freely made along this coast - an odyssey spanning a quarter of a century. The Western coast of Turkey has captivated travellers for centuries. With its dramatic mountains and idyllic bays and promontories, scattered with ancient ruins, it is not only one of the most beautiful parts of the country, but is also of great historical interest. Resting on two continents, Turkey reflects and absorbs the cultures of both East and West and nowhere is this more evident than along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. This is a land immersed in history and mythology: it is where Anthony met Cleopatra, where Herodotus, the 'father' of history, was born and where legendary battles were fought – from Alexander the Great to Gallipoli. By bus, car and caïque, on foot and post boat, from Istanbul to Antakya (Antioch) on the Syrian border, Freely discovered both the charm of modern Turkey and the wonders of its past. The result is both an informative guide and a remarkable travelogue for all who follow in his footsteps.

The Minaret of Djam
The Minaret of Djam

Author: Freya Stark

Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Published: 2010-11-30

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781848853133

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Freya Stark traveled the difficult and often dangerous journey from Kabul to Kandahar and Herat in search of one of Afghanistan’s most celebrated treasures, the Minaret of Djam. This magnificent symbol of the powerful Ghorid Empire that once stretched from Iran to India lies in the heart of central Afghanistan’s wild Ghor Province. Surrounded by over 6,000 foot high mountains and by the remains of what many believe to have been the lost city of Turquoise Mountain—one of the greatest cities of the Middle Ages—Djam is, even today, one of the most inaccessible and remote places in Afghanistan. When Freya Stark traveled there, few people in the world had ever laid eyes on it or managed to reach the desolate valley in which it lies.

Rome on the Euphrates
Rome on the Euphrates

Author: Freya Stark

Publisher:

Published: 1967

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13:

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A distinguished historical work presenting eight centuries of Roman history in Asia Minor and the Middle East. -- Front cover.

Turkish Coast
Turkish Coast

Author: Rupert Scott

Publisher: Through Writers' Eyes

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906011093

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The Turkish Coast from Izmir to Antalya is an area of incredible natural drama. It is a prime focus for many cultured holiday makers visiting the region by land, yacht & gulet. With accounts ranging from the excitement of archaeological discovery to the pleasures of the hammam & Turkish cooking, this book will delight all travellers.

Birds Without Wings
Birds Without Wings

Author: Louis de Bernieres

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 0307424995

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In his first novel since Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwestern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Everyone there speaks Turkish, though they write it in Greek letters. It’s a place that has room for a professional blasphemer; where a brokenhearted aga finds solace in the arms of a Circassian courtesan who isn’t Circassian at all; where a beautiful Christian girl named Philothei is engaged to a Muslim boy named Ibrahim. But all of this will change when Turkey enters the modern world. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, Birds Without Wings is an enchantment.