Hurri Civilization
Mitanni Kingdom and Cultural Influence
Establishment and Rule of the Mitanni Kingdom
The Hurri civilization emerged in eastern Anatolia and was governed by the Mitanni kingdom, led by a king with Indian descent. Positioned between the...
Hatti Civilization
The Hatti Civilization (2500-2000 B.C.) Ancient Anatolian Settlers
Ancient Hatti Civilization
The Hattis, among the earliest settlers in Anatolian history, ruled central Anatolia for approximately 500 years. Preferring small city kingdoms, they had a distinct language...
A Ball part 7
At last my quadrille came. The band played the symphony, and the dancers hastened to seek their partners. My heart almost burst from my dress when I saw my dancer approach and, bowing low,...
A Ball part 6
Unfortunately, I was engaged. What would I not have given at that moment had a courier entered to call away my dancer!
“Perhaps the next one?” said the Captain, seating himself beside me.
I do not...
A Ball part 5
“Ah, mamma, why, officers are not allowed to marry in time of war,” I reminded her, laughing.
On this, she scolded me still more, called me a little goose, and told me I should find...
A Ball part 4
I showed him the room, and without the slightest consideration as to whether it was proper to wake them, after being two whole days without rest, he walked coolly into the room. I expected...
A Ball part 3
“Indeed,” I exclaimed, “it must have been very uncomfortable to have been obliged to sleep on a divan, or even in a camp-bed for six entire weeks!”
They both laughed. “On the bare ground—on the...
A Ball part 2
As I was left quite alone, I thought the best thing I could do was to lay out the table with every sort of eatable and wine I could find, that at least these...
A Ball part 1
Maurus Jokai (1825-1904)
Jokai is the most famous of all Hungarian novelists. It has been said that “if all the persons whom he has called to life in his novels were to appear… the multitude...
