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Syrian heritage display opens dialogue on Silk Road trade

Beijing News 02 Dec 2023
© Provided by Xinhua. YINCHUAN, Dec ... "Many relics unearthed here have also been proven to be imports from Persia, Iraq and Syria, and even the Eastern Roman Empire," said Wang ... "The earliest glass relic unearthed in Ningxia is a 6th-century glass plate from Persia," Wang said ... "China and Syria enjoy a long history of friendly exchanges ... ....
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Italian officials secure 12th century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse

Elko Daily Free Press 02 Dec 2023
Associated Press ... Work will proceed in January and February ... Apple Podcasts ... Discovered in 1911, Machu Picchu is believed to be the Inca Empire’s most amazing architectural feat ... The crossroads of ancient civilizations, Palmyra, by nature of the fact that it was a major city on a trade route, linked China, Persia, and India with the Roman Empire ... .
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Across China: Syrian heritage display opens dialogue on Silk Road trade

China.dot.org 01 Dec 2023
YINCHUAN, Dec ... It has pictures of a peacock, flowers and trees drawn in clear Chinese painting styles ... "Many relics unearthed here have also been proven to be imports from Persia, Iraq and Syria, and even the Eastern Roman Empire," said Wang ... "The earliest glass relic unearthed in Ningxia is a 6th-century glass plate from Persia," Wang said ... Enditem .
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On this day in history, November 27

Independent online (SA) 27 Nov 2023
What happened on this day, back in the day. 602 Western Roman Emperor Maurice is forced to watch his six sons being executed before he is beheaded. This sparks a 26-year war with Sassanid Persia which leaves both empires vullnerable to a Muslim invasion ... 1701 Anders Celsius is born in Sweden ... 1960 Patrice Lumumba flees Leopoldville, Congo.
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The Role of Poras Iran and Our Tools Against the Enemy

Yated Ne'eman 22 Nov 2023
However, when nations are involved, let alone empires, nothing remains the same ... However, so far, we have left out the most important player of all, the empire of Poras (Persia), known today as Iran ... First of all, let us determine whether or not the modern-day country of Iran is the same as the ancient Persian Empire.
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Archaeologists discover traces of ancient Jalula

Heritage Daily 22 Nov 2023
In AD 637, the city was fought over during the Battle of Jalula, a conflict between the Sasanian Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate ... After capturing Jalula, the Caliph forces pressed onto Tikrit and Mosul, and ultimately the conquest of Persia that resulted in the collapse of the Sassanid Empire.
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How over millenia the Indus flowed into its present contested position between India and Pak\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

Indian Express 20 Nov 2023
... Persia, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, carrying \u201ctheir trade far beyond the frontiers of the empire.\u201d Additionally, he attributes many features of Hinduism to the influence of Indus culture, including the recurrent figures of Siva, phallus worship and the cult of the bull.
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Opinion: Christian nationalism is only espoused by a minority of Americans

Citizen Times 19 Nov 2023
The new Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives apparently has Christian nationalist views ... Constantine legitimated Christianity in 313 CE and it was made the official religion for the Roman Empire by the end of the century. Persia then became anti-Christian because it was the deadly enemy of Rome ... This hid the message of Christianity ... Rev.
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Silver reveals luxury tastes of Vikings and trade talents of ancient Greeks

CyprusMail 12 Nov 2023
By Gareth Willmer ... Also called SILVER, it has been looking further back to ancient empires in the Mediterranean region, including Greece, Persia and Rome, to shed light on the history of money and trade ... Evidence suggests the Achaemenid Empire in Persia used silver coins to hire large armies of Greek infantrymen as mercenaries, according to Albarède.
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A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English ...

Auburnpub dot com 11 Nov 2023
Michael J. Highfield, Mississippi State University. (STARKVILLE, MISS.) The average interest rate for a new U.S ... Historians trace the origins of mortgage contracts to the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, who ruled modern-day Iran in the fifth century B.C. The Roman Empire formalized and documented the legal process of pledging collateral for a loan.
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The Oud book review: Extensively researched history with musical appeal

The National 06 Nov 2023
But as Rachel Beckles Willson writes in her introduction to The Oud ... Willson, a scholar and composer, traces early versions of oud all the way back to the ancient Akkadian empire, Egypt, Central Asia and Persia ... But it was under the pre-Islamic Sassanid empire that the first written records of the oud, known in Persia as the barbat, can be found ... ....
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Alexander the Great and the Battle of Issus

Greek City Times 05 Nov 2023
In 334 BC, Alexander invaded Persia with an army of 30,000 Macedonians and Greeks. The Macedonian king wanted to destroy the Persian Empire, which was ruled by Darius III at that time. Alexander claimed that his invasion was in response to Persia’s invasion of Greece, around 150 years earlier, all the way back in 480 BC.
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Ancient Wisdom Part 22: Saffron or kesar can improve heart health, boost mood; all benefits

Hindustan Times 31 Oct 2023
Note to readers ... Through this series, we try to provide contemporary solutions to your health worries with traditional insights ... We're now on WhatsApp. Click to join. ALSO READ ... ALSO READ ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Saffron was used to flavour and colour a variety of dishes including rice, bread, meats and sweets by ancient civilization such as Persia and the Roman Empire.
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Russia’s Dwindling ‘Mountain Jews’ In Spotlight After Dagestan Airport Riot

Hamodia 30 Oct 2023
Dagestan became part of the Russian empire in 1813, when Tsarist forces prised it away from Persia. Known locally as “Mountain Jews”, they speak a dialect of the Farsi or Persian language spoken in Iran to the south ... Derbent, a city of 120,000, is their religious and cultural center, but has only one shul ... .
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Russia's dwindling 'Mountain Jews' in spotlight after Dagestan airport riot

Reuters 30 Oct 2023
Dagestan became part of the Russian empire in 1813, when Tsarist forces prised it away from Persia. Known locally as "Mountain Jews", they speak a dialect of the Farsi or Persian language spoken in Iran to the south ... Derbent, a city of 120,000, is their religious and cultural centre, but has only one synagogue ... Our Standards ... , opens new tab.

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