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Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma — 06 Jan 2017

Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma

By Cam Rea

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Madyes, the mysterious Scythian stepped onto the world stage. There is not a great deal of information about him, nor has his name turned up in any of the Assyrian tablets. Herodotus and Strabo are the only two writers who mention him other than...
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Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma — 06 Jan 2017

Madyes: Master of Asia, Historical Enigma

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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Madyes, the mysterious Scythian stepped onto the world stage. There is not a great deal of information about him, nor has his name turned up in any of the Assyrian tablets. Herodotus and Strabo are the only two writers who mention him other than...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions — 04 Jan 2017

Skeletons in the Attic and Babes in the Wood: Surprising and Spooky Yuletide Traditions

By Charles Christian

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Although we nowadays associate ‘Happy Holidays’ with celebrations during Advent and the run-up to Christmas Day and then on to New Year’s Eve (or Hogmanay in Scotland) not that many years ago the ‘Festive Season’ extended beyond the end...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them — 02 Jan 2017

Little Emperors and Their Regents: Child Rulers & the Supportive and Destructive People Behind Them

By MartiniF

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Some babies shake rattles and others shake up kingdoms. We hear many stories of the unhappy lives and ends of child rulers. Most recently, in 1908, Puyi became the last emperor of China at only two years old. As the crowning ceremony began, the...
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The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe — 30 Dec 2016

The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe

By Cam Rea

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In 660 BCE, mighty Assyria was about to be shaken. A Scythian named Dugdammi united many nomadic tribes into a confederation. This nomadic confederation pushed at the borders of Assyria which so frightened King Ashurbanipal that they felt Assyria...
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The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe — 30 Dec 2016

The Man who Assyria Feared: Demon Gallu and King of the Universe

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In 660 BCE, mighty Assyria was about to be shaken. A Scythian named Dugdammi united many nomadic tribes into a confederation. This nomadic confederation pushed at the borders of Assyria which so frightened King Ashurbanipal that they felt Assyria...
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Dazzling Nebmaatre: Amenhotep III and the Age of Opulence—Part I — 28 Dec 2016

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Amenhotep III and the Age of Opulence—Part I

By anand balaji

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The long and glorious history of ancient Egypt gave the world an array of pharaohs whose qualities spanned the entire spectrum of human emotions and achievements: the builders, the warriors, the pious, the ruthless—even a monotheist—yet, few...
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Dazzling Nebmaatre: Amenhotep III and the Age of Opulence—Part I — 28 Dec 2016

Dazzling Nebmaatre: Amenhotep III and the Age of Opulence—Part I

By anand balaji

History & Tradition

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The long and glorious history of ancient Egypt gave the world an array of pharaohs whose qualities spanned the entire spectrum of human emotions and achievements: the builders, the warriors, the pious, the ruthless—even a monotheist—yet, few...
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