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Uruk: The First Great City

Uruk was one of the most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the Sumerian King List, it was founded by King Enmerkar circa 5000/4500 BCE. Uruk is best known as the birthplace of writing circa 3200 BCE, as well as for its architecture, the famous exploits of its king Gilgamesh, the invention of the cylinder seal, and other cultu...


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Ten Ancient Egypt Facts You Need to Know: Fun Trivia About Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is defined as the civilization that flourished in North Africa between circa 6000 and 30 BCE – from the Predynastic Period in Egypt (circa 6000 to circa 3150 BCE) through the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30 BCE) before Egypt became a province of Rome. Roman Egypt (30 BCE to 646 CE) afterwards fell to the invasions of the Muslim Arabs.


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Eridu: The Divine Birthplace of Kingship and Order

Eridu (present-day Abu Shahrein, Iraq) was considered the first city in the world by the ancient Sumerians and is among the most ancient of the ruins from Mesopotamia. Founded circa 5400 BCE, Eridu was thought to have been created by the gods, who established order upon the earth with Eridu as the starting point.


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Interview with Barry Strauss: Jews vs. Rome: The Latest Book by Barry Strauss

For over two centuries, ancient Judea was a restless province of the Roman Empire, marked by rebellions, shifting loyalties, and the tensions between imperial might and local identity. In his latest book, Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World's Mightiest Empire, renowned historian Barry Strauss explores these conflicts in vivid detail. In this interview, co...


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Cleopatra VII: The Last Great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE, reign 51-30 BCE) was the last ruler of Egypt before it was annexed as a province of Rome. Arguably the most famous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra was ethnically Greek as a member of the Macedonian Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30 BCE), which ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), but she was culturally Egyptian and presented herself as an...


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