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The Khazars, the Jewish Empire, by Cesar Leo Marcus
The Khazars were a large trading empire in the 7th century that included present-day Ukraine, Crimea, southern Russia, Kazakhstan, and…
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The 10 literary styles: from Classicism to Postmodernism, from Homer to García Márquez
1- Classicism The Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire developed harmony and balance in the form and literary style, connecting…
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What is The Holy Grail?
For Christians the Holy Grail is, and always has been, the cup used by Jesus to consecrate the wine at…
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The Little Mermaid, a gay love story
I don’t think Anderson would disagree with the happy ending of the Disney version, where the little mermaid marries her…
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A Library Tour
I recommend the great libraries of the world that, thanks to Gutenberg and his printing press, have accumulated millions of…
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China is the New World Chess Champion
Ding Liren, 30, born in Zhejiang in the southeast of China, is the new World Chess Champion, as of April…
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Barbarossa
Frederick I of Hohenstaufen, called Barbarossa because of the color of his beard, was born in the year 1122 in…
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Millennial Libraries from Uruk to Alexandria
The library of Alexandria as a cultural heritage building dates back to the year 3400 BC. Since 2022, the "Bibliotheca…
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Somnium (1634), the First Science Fiction Novel
Somnium (The Dream) by Johannes Kepler, a novel written in Latin in 1608 and published posthumously in 1634, is considered…
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