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1,600-year-old mosaic of Hercules and Neptune's 40 mistresses unearthed in war-torn SyriaArchaeologists in Syria have discovered a stunning mosaic featuring depictions of the Trojan War, Hercules and Neptune dating to the fourth century A.D.
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Mysterious 'lord of the universe' deity from ancient Palmyra finally identifiedThe identity of an unknown god described in ancient texts from Palmyra has been deciphered, though not everyone agrees with the assessment.
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Who are the Assyrians?The Assyrians are a people who have lived in the Middle East since ancient times and today can be found all over the world.
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Cuneiform inscription from last king of Babylon discovered in Saudi ArabiaA 2,550-year-old inscription, written in the name of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon, has been discovered carved on basalt stone in northern Saudi Arabia.
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Ancient Babylon, the iconic Mesopotamian city that survived for 2,000 yearsReference Babylon, the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, existed from roughly 2000 B.C. to 540 B.C.
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Is the Red Sea really red?The Red Sea takes its name from periodic blooms of a blue-green algae called Trichodesmium erythraeum, which turn the normally vivid blue waters a reddish-brown.
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Lost city, a real-life 'Helm's Deep,' possibly discovered in IraqMountain fortress in Iraq is said to be part of the lost city Natounia.
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Mesopotamia: The Land Between Two RiversIrrigation, writing, trigonometry, calculus — many important discoveries and innovations were made in "the land between two rivers."
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Who were the ancient Persians?Reference The Persians, originally a semi-nomadic people from central Asia, settled on the Iranian plateau and founded the Achaemenid Empire.
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