Across the Hellespont: A Literary Guide to Turkey |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 7
Page 2
... ( Konya ) and Ephesus , both scholars and missionaries could respond to the millennial echoes of names like Laodicea , Thyateira , Smyrna and Colossae . Even more intriguing has been the light shed only in the last century on the Old ...
... ( Konya ) and Ephesus , both scholars and missionaries could respond to the millennial echoes of names like Laodicea , Thyateira , Smyrna and Colossae . Even more intriguing has been the light shed only in the last century on the Old ...
Page 152
... Konya ' Everything comes to an end , even the road from Akserai to Konya ' Gertrude Bell , letter of 16 July 1907 ( Letters , 251 ) Konya , ancient Iconium , is one of the oldest continuously occupied towns in the World with traces of ...
... Konya ' Everything comes to an end , even the road from Akserai to Konya ' Gertrude Bell , letter of 16 July 1907 ( Letters , 251 ) Konya , ancient Iconium , is one of the oldest continuously occupied towns in the World with traces of ...
Page 156
... Konya , like this one which tells of Rumi's wisdom . The Merchant and the Christian Dervish A rich merchant of Tabriz came to Konia , looking for the wisest man there , for he was in trouble . After trying to get advice from the ...
... Konya , like this one which tells of Rumi's wisdom . The Merchant and the Christian Dervish A rich merchant of Tabriz came to Konia , looking for the wisest man there , for he was in trouble . After trying to get advice from the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alexander Anatolia ancient appears Armenian arms Asia beautiful body brought building built called castle century Christian church close column Constantinople covered described earth Emperor Empire entered Ephesus eyes face fall famous feet followed foot four gate give Greek hand head hill horse hundred John king Konya land leave legend letter light living look marble mosque mountain nature never night once palace pass Persian pieces plain present remains rest returned rise river rock Roman round ruins scene seems seen seven side spring stands statue stone stood taken tell temple things thousand tomb took towers town travellers trees Turkey Turkish Turks turned village visited walls whole wind