In 565 AD, Constantinople stood at the peak of its power. With nearly half a million inhabitants, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was the largest and most magnificent city of its age. Entering ...
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At University I developed an extreme body dysmorphia around my hairline. It took countless transplant consultations—and public confessions—to come out the other side ...
Like the Byzantines, opposition regarded Jaramogi as the Hagia Sophia church, trusting a prophecy that when infidels attacked the church, an angel would descend to restore the Roman Empire.
In southern Italy, where my grandparents had lived, there were few opportunities. The society was static, with rigid social ...