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In a historical clash, the Sassanid Empire and Muslim Arabs clashed at the garrison town of Navahand. Here, the rising Rashidun Caliphate broke the formidable Sassanid Empire.
The Byzantine Empire’s navy was revered in the Mediterranean Sea. At the time, the empire prioritized controlling the sea to ensure its own survival.
Find out what most people get wrong about Plato’s most famous quote.
Occasionally, an event or development occurs that initiates an immense shift. The galleon created that pivot, introducing a new technology that helped launch the Age of Sail.
Now one of the most influential works of Gothic literature, Dracula was created after extensive research and a lot of inspiration by Bram Stoker.
The Plague of Justinian is believed to have originated in the port of Pelusium in Lower Egypt and then spread across the entire Mediterranean basin.
In 1888, five women were murdered in London’s Whitechapel district by an unknown killer dubbed Jack the Ripper. Since then, the case has inspired over 100 non-fiction books and countless cultural retellings.
Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud began as close allies. Their dramatic split revealed two very different ways of understanding the mind.