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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book ... a river, war elephants, scythed chariots. Everything that ...
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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah ... war elephants, scythed chariots. Everything that was thrown at him, he overcame.” Even today, people are catching the Alexander ...
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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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Inspired by 2,500-year-old Persian tech, pontoon bridges connect Sangam, 'akhadas' at Maha Kumbh
The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his ... the public but also the grand entry of 13 akhadas, chariots, elephants, horses and more than 1,000 vehicles ...
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Maha Kumbh: Engineering marvel with 30 pontoon bridges unites pilgrims and sadhus
The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his ... the public but also the grand entry of 13 akhadas, chariots, elephants, horses and more than 1,000 vehicles ...
Post critic Michael Dirda turns a page
Michael Dirda is synonymous with the literary life. He’s been called “the best-read person in America,” and it’s easy to ...
Pontoon bridges: A 2,500-year-old marvel powers the Maha Kumbh 2025
Inspired by an ancient Persian engineering technique, pontoon bridges are at the heart of this year’s Maha Kumbh, connecting the Sangam and the expansive 4,000-hectare 'akhada' area across 25 vibrant ...