Cleopatra’s Egypt: How the Last Pharaoh Fought for Her Kingdom
Reading Time: 25 minutes Cleopatra VII was more than a romantic myth. She was also a ruler who made desperate efforts to save…
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Reading Time: 25 minutes 25+ of the Best Books on African History
Reading Time: 11 minutes The best books on African history have the power to transform the way you see the world. Africa is…
The Umayyad Conquest and the Birth of Muslim Iberia
Reading Time: 29 minutes In 711, a small landing initiated the Umayyad Conquest, a process that would change the Iberian Peninsula for centuries. If…
How Mansa Musa Flooded Cairo with Gold—and What Happened Next
Reading Time: 18 minutes In the 1320s, Mansa Musa made his way to Cairo, leading a caravan so laden with gold that centuries…
How the Almoravids Shaped Modern Islam in Africa
Reading Time: 19 minutes The Almoravids started as a desert reform movement. They ended up presiding over an empire extending from the Maghreb,…
Ranavalona the Cruel: The Mad Queen of Madagascar
Reading Time: 17 minutes Ranavalona I is one of the most notorious monarchs of the 19th century, her name now a byword for…
Unveiling the Barbary Wars: Jefferson’s Bold Stand Against Pirates
Reading Time: 15 minutes The Barbary Pirates of North Africa, based in Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, had raided shipping in the Mediterranean…
A Guide to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Reading Time: 11 minutes The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are some of the earliest architectural and artistic achievements in human history….
New Year’s Celebrations in the Old World
Reading Time: 19 minutes The cobbled streets of Rome, the storybook villages nestled in the Bavarian Alps, and the ancient cities across the…
A Brief Introduction to 22 Egyptian Gods
Reading Time: 21 minutes Delving into the Divinity of Egyptian Gods The Egyptian Gods have long been a subject of fascination for scholars,…
