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La Vengeance des fils d'Antar by Nasreddine Dinet (1898) (Public Domain) — 09 Dec 2022

The Zanj Rebellion, Revolt Of African Slaves Against The Abbasid Caliphate

*By Jake Leigh-Howarth*

*History & Tradition*

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Tucked away in an obscure chapter of medieval history, the Zanj rebellion, which raged between 869 to 883 AD, originating in the city of Basra in present-day Iraq, remains relatively unknown to the West. The rebellion pitted African slaves against...
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How Europeans saw the Garden of Eden in the Middle Ages. Painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) — 11 Feb 2016

Was the Garden of Eden a Real Place?

*By David Millar*

*History & Tradition*

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Mention the Garden of Eden to a group of friends and you are likely to get as many suggestions on its true location as people you ask, plus a fair number who will deny that it was ever a real place at all. Places that have been claimed as the true...
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Tigris River

The Zanj Rebellion, Revolt Of African Slaves Against The Abbasid Caliphate

Was the Garden of Eden a Real Place?