Topic: Byzantium
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Editor's Blog The tax man taketh -- and sometimes giveth
From outside, the workings of a big bureaucracy like the IRS seem mysterious and arbitrary. From the inside, it all makes perfect sense. Actually, you could say that about most workplaces.
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A Sudden Thaw
A poem.
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Turkey looks to capitalize on its 'Beijing 2008 moment'
Istanbul is the 2010 European Capital of Culture, which will help Turkey beef up its candidacy for the European Union while highlighting its emergence as a regional power.
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Orientalist paintings take a tour of modern Middle East
Exhibition of 19th-century visions of the 'exotic' Orient recalls the heavy history of colonialism.
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'Empires of the Sea'
A dramatic retelling of the 16th-century clash of Christian and Muslim armies.
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Byzantium surprise
Historian Judith Herrin strips away the veneer of this medieval empire to reveal artistry and innovation.
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Byzantium surprise
Historian Judith Herrin strips away the veneer of this Medieval empire to reveal artistry and innovation.
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