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Multilayered City, Unearthed By Chance

The town has everything from churches, schools, wine cellars to separate rooms for students. Yet this city is different from other cities in the world, as Derinkuyu is an ancient […]

Blue & White Explained

The story heads back to the 5th Century Byzantine Empire (formerly the Roman Empire), when Blue was the colour of nobility… it was expensive to manufacture, and owing blue clothes […]

Breathing Fire!

The Arab Armies had besieged Constantinople in the 7th Century, but failed to capture the capital of the Byzantine Empire, as the Greeks had Liquid Fire in their arsenal! It […]

Wishing To Ward Off Drunkenness

Researchers at the Israeli Department of Archeology discovered a single amethyst golden ring, while excavating an ancient wine factory, in October 2021. They believe that the ring was used to […]