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The Theodosius Wall of Istanbul

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The Theodosius wall was to protect Constanapolis  from the Turks, and Istanbul from Atilia the Hun.  I decided to walk along the wall.  I tried to imagine being Turk trying to fulfill the profecy to conquer the failing and corrupt  Byzantium Religious theocracy.  They were living in the past. The Turks  with their advanced fire power proved that the age of walled city defense was to change.  Just like our society is subject to threats and subject to change. Today I was to get a lot of my questions answered by one person with their viewpoint.  As I was leaving Hagia sophia I saw Atilia the guide from a couple of days before.  He was looking for someone to guide and he was good company. I offered him four hours pay, lunch, and a tip. We rode the tram  together.  In the tram he told me about everything  we saw. I asked about him and his family.  He is 56 years old.  Before the pandemic he was a guide on tour buses. ...