Saksagan
Mosques and Religious Buildings
Skopia contains a great number of mosques, which may also be called Turkish churches. These buildings show how strong and settled the Turkish presence...
Turning from the Main Road
On our return journey, we left the main road near Kaplanli and turned toward Skopia, a city of great trade and the largest settlement...
Bulgarian Culture Under Communism
One of the most striking features of Bulgarian culture during the Communist period was its dependent and imposed character. Cultural life was no longer...
Modern Bulgarian Visual Artists
Among the most important modern Bulgarian painters are Anton Mitov and Ivan Angelov. Anton Mitov played a major role not only as an artist...
The Rise of the Bulgarian Novel
One of the most important Bulgarian novelists of the nineteenth century was Lyuben Karavelov (1835–1879). He played a major role in shaping modern Bulgarian...
Excavations at Old Corinth
The Modern Village
Today, the site of ancient Corinth is occupied by a small village of about fifty or sixty houses. The village includes a...
Diogenes and the Cynics of Ancient Corinth
The Suburb of Kraneion
Where the small schoolhouse now stands, there was once a suburb of ancient Corinth called Kraneion. About 2,300 years ago, it...
Life Among the Ruins
Fields, Schools, and Daily Work
Peasants at Work
Unaware of the artistic and archaeological treasures around them—attractions that draw students and travelers from thousands of miles...
The Good News Reaches Miss Stone
Two days after the ransom was paid, Miss Ellen Stone received a letter from Dr. House. The letter was delivered by the brigands while...
Secrecy Demanded by the Brigands
The kidnappers, or brigands, made very specific demands before accepting the ransom. First, they insisted that the payment be made in gold coins, not...
