The nature of the krypteia very much reflects the roots of its name. By Brandon D. Ross...
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During the European Enlightenment, a number of authors presented Muhammad as an anticlerical hero. Publishing the Quran...
Before you attribute a trait to a famous ancestor like George Washington or Marie Antoinette, you might...
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Completed in 691 CE, the Dome of the Rock is the oldest extant Islamic building in the...
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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is the first monument to commemorate the over 4,000 African...
The reputation of Chinese silk spread so that it became highly desired across the empires of the...
The Amorites occupied large parts of southern Mesopotamia from the 21st century BCE to the end of...
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It began as a power struggle between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV in 1076. Introduction...
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An embarrassing end to a career and ironic end to a life. By Gina K. Logue Roy...
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