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Sultan Suleiman Marries Hurrem | Magnificent Century
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Sultan Suleiman Marries Hurrem | Magnificent Century

Sultan Suleiman Marries Hurrem | Magnificent Century Click to watch full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cooAiT3JY8k The golden years of the Ottoman Empire come to life in a television series. The life of Suleiman the Magnificent...
Marmar (Marble) Palace - Tehran
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Marmar (Marble) Palace - Tehran

کاخ مرمر یکی از کاخ‌های تاریخی تهران در دوره پهلوی است که در مرکز تهران جای گرفته‌است. این اثر در تاریخ ۳۰ خرداد ۱۳۵۷ با شمارهٔ ثبت ۱۶۰۶ به‌عنوان یکی از آثار ملی ایران به ثبت رسیده‌است. این کاخ در سال ۱۳۵۵ و با هدف آشنایی بیشتر مردم با بنیانگذار...
Eros-Cupid and Psyche, the Greek and Roman Gods of Love and the Soul
Video by Kelly Macquire

Eros-Cupid and Psyche, the Greek and Roman Gods of Love and the Soul

Eros in Greek mythology, known as Cupid in Rome, is the god of love but more specifically, the god of physical and passionate desire. He is often referred to as a son and attendant of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, and...
The Myth of King Midas and his Golden Touch
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Myth of King Midas and his Golden Touch

Midas, the mythological king of Phrygia in Asia Minor or Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) was the son of Gordias, and in some accounts, Cybele, the Phrygian Mother Goddess. He is best known from the myth where he is given the gift of turning...
Ancient Mesopotamian Warfare in Sumer and Akkad
Video by Dan Davis History

Ancient Mesopotamian Warfare in Sumer and Akkad

Warfare was an essential part of the Akkadian Empire, especially under its conquering founder Sargon, and his grandson the god-king Naram-Sin. Their armies were the source of their power. But they were not the first kings of Mesopotamia...
Hygeia, Asclepius, and the Ancient Greek Deities of Healing
Video by Kelly Macquire

Hygeia, Asclepius, and the Ancient Greek Deities of Healing

Apollo, although the god of medicine, wasn't the only deity in Greek mythology associated with healing, with many different deities in Ancient Greece including Hygeia and Asclepius, having responsibilities in the realms of healing, medicine...
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps - UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps - UNESCO World Heritage Site

The UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric pile dwellings (stilt houses) around the Alps, in Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria and Italy was quite a difficult World Heritage site to visit! Despite there being hundreds of remains scattered...
The Greek Myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Greek Myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur

Theseus was the legendary hero-king of Athens who had both mortal and divine lineage as the son of the mortal Aethra of Troezen, and either the god of the sea, Poseidon, or Aegeus the king of Athens. Theseus grew up in Troezen in the northeast...
Soothing Stories with Megan: Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
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Soothing Stories with Megan: Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird

Megan's next soothing story from Mesopotamia! Join her as she reads 'Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird'. The translation used can be found here: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=t.1.8.2.2#
Soothing Stories with Megan - Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave
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Soothing Stories with Megan - Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave

After a long hiatus, Soothing Stories is back! This time, Megan reads the legend of Lugalbanda and the Mountain Cave, in which Lugalbanda manages to not die! Translation from ETCSL: http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section1/tr1821.htm
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