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Here’s the Scoop on this Dysfunctional Dynasty in History
Few ruling families have been as dysfunctional, perverse, or given to more intra-familial murders, than the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 323 to 30 BC. All fifteen kings were named Ptolemy,…
Ancient History
At The Battle of Emmaus, Maccabee Used Guerrilla Tactics to Destroy the Seleucid Army
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (167 BC…
Ancient History
Ancient Warfare: 8 of the Greatest Warrior Cultures of Ancient Times
10,000 years ago, a group of rival hunter-gatherers fought on the shore of Lake Turkana in Kenya’s Rift Valley. The…