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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Our thoughts on history
What do we normally do when we think about history? Is there a problem thinking this way? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 1
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: The Quran and Islamic power
Why do muslims care so much about where certain elements of their faith, and civilization came from? How did Islam overcome the Persians and the Romans? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 2
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A thousand kilometers of sand & Why silk?
What were three challenges of travel on the silk roads? How did the name silk road come about? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 3
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: Interpretations of the Quran
Learn about the difference between the Bible and the Quran, and how interpretations are very important? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 4
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First Crusade Part 1
Discover how the thirst for spiritual redemption, adventure and loot fuelled one of the most extraordinary military campaigns of medieval history, culminating in the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099. Using animated maps and based on the...
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A call to arms
What is of great concern and what can we see in the next few years? What is exciting about technology allowing communication among history lovers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 7
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: The birth of something new
What happened around the time of all the confrontations between the Byzantine and Persian superpowers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 5
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Superpowers of the seventh century
Who were the two great superpowers around this time? What happened around the year 600? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 4
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: The birth of Islam
Why are we still debating what happened 1400 years ago? How did Islam come to life? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 1
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Turkey, Aphrodisias Stadium
The Stadium was built in the later first century AD and with the Theatre completed the town's need for large-capacity spectator buildings. Unusually for a Greek stadium, it is closed at both ends. It measures c. 270 X 60 m, and has...
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The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: West marches east
What happened in 1095? How are the crusades seen by those involved and those outside of it? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 6
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First Crusade Part 2
Discover how the thirst for spiritual redemption, adventure and loot fuelled one of the most extraordinary military campaigns of medieval history, culminating in the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099. Using animated maps and based on the...
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Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: What is Islam
Is Islam a religion of peace or of rampant militarism? Why is there a certain part of Islam that believes itself to be completely incompatible with western democracy? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 3
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What to know about becoming a gig economy worker
Here's what to know before dropping the nine-to-five job to become a gig economy worker. (Scripps News)
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Amid corporate layoffs, 36% of workforce turns to gig economy for alternative employment
As the nation deals with corporate layoffs, many workers are looking for alternative employment. A recent study shows 36% of the workforce identifies as independent workers or "gig workers." (Scripps News)
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Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers, and the remains of the early Christian necropolis
Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers, and the remains of the early Christian necropolis
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Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers, and the remains of the early Christian necropolis
Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers, and the remains of the early Christian necropolis
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Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers
Agrigento, Byzantine arcosolium burial chambers
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Agrigento, interior view of the church of Saint Nicolas, 13th century
Agrigento, interior view of the church of Saint Nicolas, 13th century
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MS PAN Ruins of Byzantine street / Shivta, Negev, Israel
MS PAN Ruins of Byzantine street / Shivta, Negev, Israel