In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned ...

A stunning and informative graphic from the National Post. Why are we doing this? How can we possibly afford it? Over to you, Bill Kauffman. This is a good place to commend to you my TAC colleague ...

If you look at a map of the Mediterranean ... Middle Eastern territories of the Abbasids in the 11th century, invaded what was left of the Eastern Roman Empire. They defeated the Byzantine emperor ...

In its prime, the city may have had 100,000 residents, and it was ruled by a single dynasty of over 39 successive rulers. The heart of the site is the Grand Plaza, which is surrounded by the ...

Democracy and individual nation states is but a recent phenomenon as most of the world’s recorded history has been dominated by vast empires, some of which ruled more than half of the globe.

In the province of Hatay, in southern Turkey, there is a mountain range locally known as Nur Dağları. Arabs call it Jabal ...

Here is an Ancient Greece map, featuring how the country was like in the ancient times, during the peak centuries of its history. In this map of Ancient Greece, you can spot the various regions of the ...

Black Ops 6 features a diverse map list across both core modes and Strike, and these are all of the maps available in the latest Call of Duty that you can play. Unlike MW3’s approach of ...