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hbanziger
Jan 64 min read
I - 194 : Minoans - First Civilisation in Europe
When Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen from Taurus (Adana today), sailed along the coast of Crete, he – like all other 275 passengers – had...
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hbanziger
Jan 34 min read
I - 197 : Colossus of Rhodes - the Art of Deterrence
Si vis pacem, para bellum . "If you want peace, prepare for war", the famous Roman politician Publius Flavius Renatus once said. His...
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hbanziger
Jan 13 min read
I - 199 : The Ingenuity of Ropes
When we sailed from Istanbul to Athens in 2022, we took the time to stop in Akrotiri, the Minoan site on Santorini's south coast ( F + 18...
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hbanziger
Jan 1, 20252 min read
I - 200 : Apostle Paul's Voyage to Rome (II)
Christmas is a good time to read Saint Paul's scriptures and spend time with loved ones. It also is the perfect time for "de-dusting" my...
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hbanziger
Aug 15, 20243 min read
H + 17 : A Dorian Port on Lycian Coast
Gliding into the ancient Port of Knidos where once Greek and Roman Ships harboured At 6 am it was time to lift anchor. We planned to...
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hbanziger
Aug 14, 20244 min read
H + 16 : Where once a Thousand Ships sailed
The Distance to Simi is 5 Miles - imagine the Sea here filled with 1'200 Persian Ships Two days ago, we arrived in the waters between the...
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hbanziger
Aug 12, 20244 min read
H + 14 : From Lycia to Dorian Lands
A Goat looking for Olives in the Old Theatre of Kaunos where now three Olive Trees grow Yesterday was our last day on Lycian territory....
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hbanziger
Aug 6, 20244 min read
H + 8 : A City of Two Saints
East of Alanya we were the only Sailboat - in Andriake, there are dozens of Goulets! Another impeccable day. Another miraculous sunrise....
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20244 min read
H + 7 : The Economy of Lycian-Roman Towns
Sunrise over Phaselis' Acropolis - our Sailboat, the Dragonfly, anchored in front to the right What a difference a day makes. Clouds are...
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hbanziger
Jul 31, 20244 min read
H + 2 : No Business - No People
We started our Day with Buying 5 Seabreams from local Fishermen returning from the Sea Last night we made it to Anemurium, an ancient...
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hbanziger
Jul 20, 20243 min read
H - 8 : Purple for the Emperor
Tyrian Dye was not only produced in Tyros but probably throughout the Roman Empire Before starting our journey, I go every year on Google...
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hbanziger
Jun 20, 20245 min read
H - 38 : What was Saint Paul's Crime?
This year, we start our next three-years’ sailing cycle by following Saint Paul’s journey from Caesarea to Rome. 2’000 years ago, Saint...
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hbanziger
Jun 17, 20244 min read
H - 41 : History does not Repeat itself but it Rhymes
The above saying came to my mind when looking at the seven ancient wonders of the world. Were we able of sailing our originally intended...
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hbanziger
Jun 9, 20245 min read
H - 49 : Musings about Hairstyles and Beards
Official Statue of Roman Emperor Augustus which was copied throughout the Empire At times, my curiosity takes me to unexpected corners of...
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hbanziger
May 13, 20245 min read
H - 76 : How Knowledge spread in Antiquity
In two of my previous blogs I talked about the role of scribes in antiquity and that books were scrolls not pages bound at the back. The...
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hbanziger
Apr 30, 20244 min read
H - 88 : Lost Languages of Anatolia
Carian Graves carved into the Cliffs just to the South of Kaunas, an ancient Carian town Tracking Apostles Paul’s journey from the Holy...
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hbanziger
Mar 29, 20244 min read
H - 120 : Fuel for the Pharos of Alexandria
Love the way science changes the way how we understand the world. The James Webb telescope shows us that the universe is probably older...
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hbanziger
Feb 18, 20245 min read
H - 161 : Cyprus - A Cuisine of Empires
Mezzes - served throughout the Middle East and the Balkans are a prominent dish in Cyprus Knowing that Cyprus was a vassal to Phoenicia,...
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hbanziger
Feb 8, 20245 min read
H - 171 : The extraordinary Story of Paul
Saint Paul's Statue in Front of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome Sailing for the next three years in the footsteps of Saint...
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hbanziger
Jan 29, 20243 min read
H - 181 : Last Greek Speakers in Anatolia
Kastellorizo's Harbor looks like Simi, just with less Traffic and fewer Cruise Boats About 100 km south-east of Göcek and 2 km from the...
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