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The term Mesopotamia and geographical position

Mesopotamia means 'between two rivers' and it is located between rivers - Euphrates and Tigris. Location of Mesopotamia was between the Armenian mountains in...

The Vedic period of Indian history

After the end of Harappan civilization the Vedic civilization or Aryans were a new start in Indian culture.  The Aryans adopted almost nothing of...

First Mithridatic War and the role of Lucius Cornelius Sulla in Rome (89-87 BC)

The first Mithridatic war (89-85 BC) Mithridates VI Eupator  - King of Pontus (120 -63BC). His father was Mithridates V which led origin from Achaemenids, and...

Lucius Cornelius Sulla as dictator

In the spring of 83 BC, 40.000 Sulla’s troops landed at Brundisium. Young Gnaeus Pompeius, approached to Sulla and brought to him two of...

The beginnings and development of the early ancient China

As in Egypt (Nile River), Mesopotamia (Euphrates and Tigris), and along the Indus River, Chinese civilization began within the Yellow River(Huáng Hé). Around 4000...

Shang Dynasty

The Shang dynasty in China began when Tang of Shang, a man of great virtue and wisdom, overthrew the decadent emperor Jie, the last...

Four Books and Five Classics of the Ancient China

At the heart of Chinese thought stand the five great classics, the traditional, time-honored works that define and originate Chinese culture and history. Chinese...

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