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Six of the ancient wonders have vanished – and that’s if they existed in the first place....
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The caliphate soon became a hereditary institute when the dynastic system of rule was introduced to the...
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Introduction A medieval university is a corporation organized during the Middle Ages for the purposes of higher...
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In this period, hospitals preserved both the symbolic and material link to the Church and religion, based...
“Political polarization” has become almost a buzzword, deprived of real meaning, given how frequently it’s deployed in...
The myth, in time, became the reality. Introduction Originality in literary compositions in the ancient world did...
Thousands of years after his rule, Nebuchadnezzar’s name lives on in his buildings and in ancient literature....
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John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president on January 20, 1961. The road there...
The forces that have shaped the Rough Rider’s presidential legacy in the decades since his death nearly...
French revolutionaries aimed to jettison the old order and everything associated with it. During the Revolution, the...
Thomas Jefferson was aware of the pitfalls of democracy and never believed in the “pure democracy” scorned...
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The patricians were distinct from the plebeians because they had wider political influence, at least in the...
As NATO readies for what may be a new Cold War with Russia, the 70-year-old alliance struggles...
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In 1947–1948, a series of events caused the nations of Western Europe to become concerned about their...