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The Palace of Persepolis: Darius I's Legacy in Stone

By: Karen Murdarasi

Cyrus the Great: Founder of Persian Empire Liberator of the Jews

By: Karen Murdarasi

The Code of Hammurabi: Hammurabi’s Law Code, Sumerian Culture and Modern Law

By: James Hogan

The Phoenician Alphabet: The Ancient World's First Widely Used Form of Written Communication

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Did Herod Kill Children? A Look at Herod the Great and the Massacre of the Innocents

By: Feature Writer Brian Tubbs

The Hittites: Quiet Pioneers of Mesopotamia

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Hammurabi's Code: Babylonian Law Set in Stone

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Babylonians: Unifiers of Mesopotamia

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Ancient Assyrians: Skilled in the Art of Ancient War

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Sumerian Invention and Innovation: Technological advances that altered the course of civilization

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia: One of the world's earliest and most influential civilizations

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: A Tomb for a King and a Testament to Greek Architecture

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: The Mysterious Wonder of the Ancient World

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

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