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Inside the Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid–built for the Pharaoh Khufu in about 2570 B.C., sole survivor of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, and still arguably the most mysterious structure on the planet. Photo:...
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Blue versus Green: Rocking the Byzantine Empire
A Roman chariot race, showing men from two of the four color-themed demes, or associations, that produced the Blues and the Greens. From a poster advertising the 1925 film version of Ben-Hur. Image:...
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The Ottoman Empire’s Life-or-Death Race
The Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, site of the deadly race run between condemned grand viziers and their executioners. The executioners of the Ottoman Empire were never noted for their mercy; just ask the...
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Islam’s Medieval Underworld
An Arab city of the early medieval period. Urban centers in the Middle East were of a size and wealth all but unknown in the Christian west during this period, encouraging the development of a large...
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