Oct 06, 2022
The latter Caesars
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A review of The Emperors of Byzantium by Kevin Lygo.
Topic: “Byzantine Empire”
Nov 17, 2020
The Critic’s Notebook
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On John Betjeman, Byzantine chant, classic car designs & more from the world of culture.
Jul 17, 2020
Week in review
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On Shostakovich, Hagia Sophia & the history of smell.
Books January 2020
Romans & countrymen
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Features November 2019
Thinking about the Ottoman threat
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On Useful Enemies: Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450–1750 by Noel Malcolm.