Romans on the shores of the Caspian Sea August 5, 2010
Posted by Beachcombing in : Ancient
Beachcombing has looked in a previous post at supposed direct contact between the Roman Empire and China in the second century. Today he will not be attempting to take the Romans so far to the east – but he will still be going an impressive way into Central Asia. Azerbaijan to be exact. It should [...]
German Crusaders lost in Central Asia? June 29, 2010
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary, Medieval
Beachcombing often stretches himself pretty thin in covering the centuries and sometimes he just doesn’t have the languages to check up properly on a story. With these caveats he offers his readers the following tale that reads like a late Victorian or Edwardian boy’s own adventure. The text comes from Richard Halliburton’s Seven League Boots, [...]
