#adrianople

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Rise of Empires: Ottoman + Costumes

Mara Branković's purple & golden dress in Season 01, Episode 02 & Season 02, Episode 04.

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[baebeylik]

Murad Hüdavendigâr. Third Sultan of the House of Osman. His mother was a Greek concubine. Conquerer of Adrianople. Expanded the empire into Southeastern Europe and is believed to have invented the Janissary Corps (although some argue that his father Orhan deserves some credit for that).

He was assassinated by Serbians at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. He ruled from 1362 to 1389.

(I couldn’t find an actor who had played him so I picked actor Numan Acar’s face as a fancast).

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The Battle of Adrianople (1205)

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P5265613 by bartlebooth Edirne, Turkey https://flic.kr/p/2icGBGd

[archaeologyinbulgaria]

Ancient Panacea Theriac Meddled ‘Successfully’ in One of the Last Wars of the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empires in 1323

Ancient Panacea Theriac Meddled ‘Successfully’ in One of the Last Wars of the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empires in 1323

Two lead caps from Theriac ampules discovered in Sadovo in Southeast Bulgaria. Both are from the early 19th century, the left one is from Venice, and the right is from Trieste. Photos: archaeologist Milen Nikolov, Burgas Regional Museum of History

Theriacis a legendary heal-all from the Antiquity and the Middle Ages, whose panacea effects seem doubtful, including because it was often forged, but…

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Bulgarian artillery team with their weapon during the Siege of Adrianople.

[wardrobeoftime]

Rise of Empires: Ottoman + Costumes

Mara Branković's black & golden dress and brown & grey fur coat in Season 01, Episode 01.

The fur coat was also worn by Safiye Sultan and Kösem Sultan in Magnificent Century: Kösem.

// requested by @garnetbutterflysblog

[wardrobeoftime]

Rise of Empires: Ottoman + Costumes

Mara Branković's purple dress & pink coat in Season 01, Episode 05.

// requested by @garnetbutterflysblog