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An ancient Ottoman capital surfaces (bbc.com)
42 points by diodorus on May 7, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 9 comments



Site is not available in the UK.

> We're sorry but this site is not accessible from the UK as it is part of our international service and is not funded by the licence fee. It is run commercially by BBC Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BBC, the profits made from it go back to BBC programme-makers to help fund great new BBC programmes. You can find out more about BBC Worldwide and its digital activities at www.bbcworldwide.com.


That's pretty strange. If BBC Worldwide's profit flows back to the BBC proper, why wouldn't its content?? Doesn't make a lick of sense to me.


Would assume an attempt in political pressure


I was wondering out loud today if YouTube's common "This content not available for your device" was against Net Neutrality laws. Title II in the U.S. having nothing at all to do with the UK, I wonder if blocking certain devices or areas amounts to a very, very slow lane for some people and is therefore illegal.

This made me have the same thought again. Can blocking the country you come from be anything but against net neutrality?


Wow that is insane, got to love politics.


"For more than 160 years, Timisoara was controlled directly by the sultan."

This is probably an overlooked detail in the eyes of many which are not acquainted with Ottoman history. Not many parts of current Romania were directly controlled by (Ottoman) Turks, as in obeying turkish laws, having mosques in place, or having nothing more than administrative autonomy. Territories all around Romania have not enjoyed such status. It's mind blowing!


Is it usual to call the 16th century "ancient"?


Ancient simply means old; however it is also a adjective meaning "from Antiquity", the period before the fall of the Western Roman empire.

So yes and no, but I would probably avoid using Ancient for an event from the 16th century.


Highly unusual when talking about European history. Outside of this context though, ancient may just mean "very old".




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