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Photograph of the Side Apollo Temple, by M. C. Dutt Side | Monday – August 10, 2026 I am not heading out to the Seaside... I am not heading out to the Seaside... But folks, I am heading out to the countryside, and with that I am hopefully able to take some more pictures. Of course, my stay here in Türkiye is nearing its end, and I am wondering about the future , but that is something that I will cover at another time. I must say that it has been a wonder to look at all of the ancient buildings here and as I stated the other day : I can feel where the romans would have walked and where they would have paved the roads, and you can still follow the old roman paths. Yes, even though the Roman Empire fell many centuries ago , the Roman Empire is still here, if you are in the right mood that is, and of course the later days of the Roman Empire and the decadence of the ruling class, of the revolutionary elite . To some extent these are not new developments in human history and what is true ...

Photograph of the Side amphitheatre By M. C. Dutt Modernity Breaking Through | Sunday – August 9, 2026 S ide, like many other port cities here in the Near East, the Mediterranean to be specific, is filled with tourist life and youngians in every other corner, and of course I will say no more than that I approve of this. Yes, I understand modernity, read " Modern Civilization ", because I understand the fate of us all, or at least God has granted me this knowledge but for a moment in time, and this has enabled me to speak on behalf of God , read my " About me " page, again only for a moment.      Is God located in Side, is he located in the corners and in the shadows of the old temple, or perhaps in the corners and in the shadows of the old amphitheatre? Partly yes, but it is also the case that God is everywhere at the same time, but perhaps I should put it this way: God is more palpable in the corners of the old, not because the old in and of itself carries more sa...

Photograph of the old amphitheater in Side, by M. C. Dutt A Civilization in Ruins | Saturday – August 8, 2026 T here is a lot of talk about the Roman Empire and really the Roman civilization these days, and indeed here in Türkiye the old Roman Empire is still felt, through the old Apollo Temple, pictures and updates to come, and the old amphitheater pictured to the right, and yes I am still the "photographer". These buildings would have been constructed in the 2nd century anno domini , around the time of Marcus Aurelius and the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. Of course, while we still feel the Roman Empire in every step, some of us also feel sorrow over the eventual, and may I add inevitable, collapse about 2 to 3 centuries later. Of course, the Roman Empire collapsed over a long period of time, just like these old buildings must have slowly dilapidated over time, read " The End of History ", but the Roman Empire is still significant of how a collapse occurs: these things ...