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Ramesseum: A Pharaoh’s Temple That Has Defied Time
Many Egyptian pharaohs had built grand monuments, but only a few of them can match the majesty of the Ramesseum . A mortuary temple of Ramses II, t...
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Raymond III of Tripoli: The Regent To Underage Kings of Jerusalem
Raymond III of Tripoli was a crusader, living here and there in Jerusalem and Tripoli. His life was connected to some of the main characters of tha...
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Royal Library of Ashurbanipal: The Long Lost House of Ancient Wisdom
The royal library of Ashurbanipal housed the knowledge of the ancient world more than a thousand years prior to the founding of the world-famous Li...
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Shiraz, Iran: A Suggestive Journey Into the Jewel of Ancient Persia
Shiraz is one of Iran’s most prominent cities, acting as the economic and administrative hub of southern Iran. The city is well-known as a prominen...
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Sibylla: Queen of Jerusalem and Her Short, Yet Dramatic Life
Sibylla, queen of Jerusalem , reigned from 1186-1190 AD. She was a woman of passion and love, and she lived during a tumultuous time. She became th...
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Siege of Carthage: The Rise and Fall of a Classical City
The inevitable decline of the Phoenicians during the siege of Carthage in 146 BC marked a crucial time in world history. Knowing Carthage’s superio...
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The Sipahi: Ottoman Knights
The Sipahi or Ottoman cavalry troops were effective, well-armed, and dangerous knights who met enemies on their army’s flanks or when they got clos...
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Slavery in Mesopotamia: An Awful Ancient Play of Power
The accounts of slavery in Mesopotamia are a woeful series of events. From mutilations to murders and rapes, the masters were lawfully entitled to ...
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Smenkhkare: The Enigmatic Co-Regent of Ancient Egypt
Smenkhkare was an enigmatic ruler whose legacy echoed throughout ancient Egypt. His name means “vigorous is the soul of Re,” and his unknown backgr...
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The Suez Canal: Europe’s Artery of Trade to the East
The Suez Canal’s opening in 1869 brought fundamental change to the international trade system. The waterway eliminated an estimated 10,000 kilomete...
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The Suez War: A Canal and its Crisis
The Suez war , or popularly known as the Battle of Suez Canal, was a historical turning point in geopolitics. The dispute over access to the Suez c...
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Sumer and Elam War: Evolution of Military Weapons and Tactics
The Sumer and Elam war was the first recorded war in human history. It occurred in 2700 BCE between the Sumerians and the Elamites over trading rou...