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Ancient Egypt : Clothing
Although we now associate fine cotton with Egypt, the ancient Egyptians did not cultivate that crop (although they did trade it with the Romans). Instead, they used linen (mnkht),
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Decisive wars in History
The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome between 264 and 241 BCE, largely over control of Sicily. The longest continuous war in history up to that time was fought on the island, at sea, and in north Africa.
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Decisive battles in History - The Battle of Gaugamela
The Battle of Gaugamela was the decisive battle of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
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Rome and China
Sino-Roman relations started first on an indirect basis during the 2nd century BC. China and Rome progressively inched closer with the embassies of Zhang Qian in 130 BC...
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Phoenician Colonization
The prosperity of Phoenician cities was based on trade, and it was the search for new commodities and new markets which resulted in the Phoenicians branching out from the narrow coastal strip of the Levant and colonizing...
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Emirate of Sicily
The Emirate of Sicily was an Islamic state (emirate) on the island of Sicily (in Southern Italy), which existed from 831 to 1072. Its capital was Palermo...
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