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A 3,400 year step pyramid emerges in Central Asia
The discovery of a 3,400-year-old step pyramid in the heart of Central Asia is forcing me to rethink what I thought I knew about the ancient world. Far from the deserts of Egypt or the jungles of ...
Central Asia has long occupied a pivotal position in world affairs, serving as a bridge between civilizations, trade routes, ...
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From the Central Asian steppe to empire, how the Medes paved the way for Persia and Cyrus the Great
Long before Cyrus the Great, the Medes rose from the fringes of the Iranian plateau, forged a kingdom from scattered tribes, and helped bring down Assyria. This story traces how their shadowy empire ...
An illustration from the 14th century Jami‛ al-Tawarikh by Rashid al-Din (https://warfare.x10host.com/Persia/14/Diez_Album-p59.htm). This piece is part of a series ...
Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did. This piece is the ...
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