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Faith Hahn • 2 cards
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Now let’s examine two of the best-known myths of history: the Code of Hammurabi of c.1776 BC, which served as a cooperation manual for hundreds of thousands of ancient Babylonians; and the American
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Phoenicians displayed legendary trading and financial skills (Plato describes them in his Republic as “money-loving” compared with the “wisdom-loving” Greeks) but not military dominance. Thus, the Phoenicians were conquered by the rising tellurocracies of the era. Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid Persian Empire conquered the Levantine
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Ari Shavit • My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
The case is still the same among a part of the Semitic race, and among some of the Slavic nations.
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges • The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome (Illustrated)
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In 1995 archaeologists began to excavate a site in south-east Turkey called Göbekli Tepe. In the oldest stratum they discovered no signs of a settlement, houses or daily activities. They did, however, find monumental pillared structures decorated with spectacular engravings. Each stone pillar weighed up to seven tons and reached a height of five
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