Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...
The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience ...
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Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.
A small clay tablet from the site of Kish in Iraq reveals a student calculated the area of a triangle incorrectly 4,000 years ...
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Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the tablet in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city in present-day Iraq ... The tiny tablet has cuneiform on both sides and a map of sorts etched into it.
He lived in Miletus, a city in Ionia, and belonged to the ... Strabo viewed both as the first geographers after Homer. Other maps had been produced in ancient times, notably in Egypt, Lydia, the ...
One of the newest additions to the well-established community of ethnic grocery stores is Babylon International Market, which serves the flavors of the Middle East, Africa and part of Europe.
What and how one learned depended on one's place in society. In ancient times, much like today, education was highly valued. Subjects could range from reading and writing to philosophy and ethics.
THE present volume is the first of two which Mr. Thompson intends to devote to a study of the evil spirits and devils of Babylonia, and it will, we believe, be welcomed by readers of many classes.
While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures ... the emergence of the Greek city-states, panhellenic sanctuaries and the establishment of Greek colonies abroad. Together, our research ...