Today's installment concludes Assyrian Empire Destroyed,our selection from Ancient History of the East by Francois Lenormant and by Emile Chevallier
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Assyrian Empire Lacked Cohesion
The restless desire of Babylonia and Chaldea to form a state separate from Assyria grew more decided as time went on.Continuing Assyrian Empire
Florence Nightingale’s Top Hospital Rule
It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a Hospital that it do the sick no harm. - Florence Nightingale,
The Columbian Exchange
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #23.In which John Green teaches you about the changes
Assyrian Empire Destroyed
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Assyria at Its Height.IntroductionAssyria was one of the great empires
The New Caliph Enters Cairo
Today's installment concludes Fatimites Conquer Egypt,our selection from History of Egypt in the Middle Ages by Stanley Lane-Poole published in
Fatimits Force the Nile Barrier
The inhabitants of Egypt accepted the new regime with their habitual phlegm.Continuing Fatimites Conquer Egypt,our selection from History of Egypt
The Fatimite’s Leader El-Moizz
The conquest of Egypt was indeed the aim of his life.Continuing Fatimites Conquer Egypt,our selection from History of Egypt in the Middle Ages by
What Harriet Tubman Found
When I found that I crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything.- Harriet