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Palestine's History: A Country on the Crossroads of Faith
Palestine's history unveils an incredibly turbulent part of the historical and political side of the Middle East. Marked by perennial invasions and...
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Palmyra, Syria: Discover the Wonders of This Desert Jewel
Palmyra, Syria is the birthplace of the Palmyrene Empire. The Palmyrene Empire was a short-lived, small city-state of the Roman Empire. It was born...
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus: The Splendor of the Alexandrian Kingdom
Ptolemy II Philadelphus or Ptolemy the Great, who served as the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt (283 – 246 BC) was one of the impressive leaders of the ...
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The Punic Wars: The Battle for the Ancient Mediterranean
Many people have surely heard of names like “ Hannibal ” and “ Carthage ” from high school history, but the colossal legacy of the Punic Wars has b...
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Pyramid of Khafre: An Eternal Home for Khafre’s Mummy
The Pyramid of Khafre is located in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, known as being the home of the remarkable ancient Egyptian pyramids. Several o...
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Qadi: Understanding the Role & Function of A Sharia Law Judge
A qadi is a Sharia law judge who interprets and passes judgments following Sharia law. Find out more about these Muslim magistrates by reading on. ...
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Qarmatians: Origins, History & Controversies
The Qarmatians were a sect in Shia Islam whose actions sent shockwaves in the Islamic world after the sacrilege they committed in Mecca. The sect’s...
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Qatar's History Through the Ages
Qatar’s history is interesting. The country was once an impoverished British protectorate but is now one of the world’s wealthiest countries. This ...
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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...