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Babylonian Women: Whores and the Surrogate Goddess
Babylonian women and Sumerian women had vital and specific roles in ancient Mesopotamia. From sex workers to homemakers to being divine fill-ins po...
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Baghdad's History: Uncovering the Story of Iraq’s Ancient Capital
Baghdad's history began during the Islamic Golden Age when the city was founded by the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur. From humble beginnings, the city w...
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Baibars: The Sultan That Fought Strenuously for Egypt’s Independence
Baibars is one of Egypt’s most important Sultans, a Mamluk warrior, and an influential figure in the Middle East during the 13th century. Baibars’ ...
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Battle of Kadesh: The World’s First Recorded Peace Treaty
The Battle of Kadesh , also known as the Battle of Qadesh, took place near the present Lebanon-Syria border and was a battle between the armies of ...
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The Battle of Montgisard: A Leprous 16-Year Old vs. A Powerful Warrior
The Battle of Montgisard is one of the most famous battles during the Crusades , which ranged from the years 1095-1291. The Battle of Montgisard to...
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Battle of Pelusium: How Persia Defeated Ancient Egypt
Two foremost powers of the ancient Near East, Egypt, and Persia clashed in the Battle of Pelusium , which decided the future of Ancient Egypt. For ...
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Cairo History: The Ancient “Victorious” City of the Nile
Cairo's history is well known and mysterious to nearly anyone who has ever seen a picture of the pyramids. Have you ever wondered how the ancient c...
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Carthage: The Rise and Fall of a Phoenician Trading Powerhouse
Situated on the eastern shore of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia is Carthage . This city was at one time the capital of ancient Carthagini...
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County of Edessa: The First Crusader City to Rise and Fall
The County of Edessa was one of the states under crusader rule in the 12th century . Today, the county of Edessa would be somewhere along the borde...
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The Crusaders: Causes and Goals of the Medieval Holy Wars
The crusaders were at the forefront of the holy wars in medieval times. To become a crusader, one had to take a vow, proposed by Pope Urban II on a...
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Cuneiform Writing: Innovation Coming Out of a Challenging Need
Writing is a form of human communication that involves the use of language, and Cuneiform writing is recognized as humankind’s earliest form of wri...
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt: A Glamorous Visit to the Past
The Egyptian lifestyle that is shown in movies nowadays is not what it was at all compared with the daily life in ancient Egypt long ago. The movie...