The Theodosius Wall of Istanbul
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. When that shut down he chose to wait around the places and give private t