World travellers and armchair explores will be thrilled by Ludovico de Varthema's captivating travelogue, The Travels of Ludovico DI Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, India, and Ethiopia, 1503 to 1508 . (forgottenbooks.com)
Vague indications of emanationism are found in ancient mythologies and religions, especially those of India, Egypt, and Persia. (catholic.org)
Dimand contextualizes Mohammedan decorative arts within the history of Islam and its spread across the world, from the Middle East to Egypt and India. (metmuseum.org)
They acted upon that balance with great skill and cunning, introducing rare plants from Persia, India and the Iberian Peninsula-plants to heal the plague and banish evil, plants to soothe and quiet a troubled mind, plants to perfume leather and to heighten the charisma of courtiers and bishops. (lesliekenton.com)
He fled from Persia and sought protection in British territory, preferring to settle down eventually in India , making Bombay his headquarters. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Native to Europe and the Mediterranean region, the large-bodied, short-legged, coarse and bristled beast, was one of the first to be tamed and live among humans, featured in the mythology of many nations: Egypt, Persia, China, New Guinea, India. (cdc.gov)
Arabia3
to make the necessary circuit round the mountains, cross Babylonia into Arabia, traverse a great desert, and so finally reach Egypt, took at the best full twenty days. (sacred-texts.com)
Kolzum's trade fell following the closure of the canal in 770 by the second Abbasid caliph, al-Mansur , to prevent his enemies in Arabia from accessing supplies from Egypt and the lands north of it. (wikipedia.org)
Nonetheless, the town benefited from the trade that remained between Egypt and Arabia. (wikipedia.org)
Mesopotamia and Persia1
There is evidence of counting that stretches back five millennia in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia. (newscientist.com)
Babylonia1
Spanning centuries and showing evidence of compositional growth and editorial elaboration overtime, these prophetic books offer an unparalleled view into the cultural norms, theological convictions, and political disputes of Israelite communities caught in the maelstrom of militarized conflicts with the empires of ancient Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia. (lu.se)
Assyria1
But Babylon had succeeded Assyria, and before Assyria had been the empires of Egypt and the Hittites. (studylight.org)
Persian3
Darius the Great 's Suez Inscriptions were texts written in Old Persian , Elamite , Babylonian and Egyptian on five monuments erected in Wadi Tumilat, commemorating the opening of a canal between the Nile and the Bitter Lakes , to facilitate a shipping connection between Egypt, then a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire , and Persia (i.e. the greater portion of the Empire itself). (wikipedia.org)
persian empire the biggest empire and it had a centralized government Alexander the Great invaded Persia with a strong armed army. (flashnews.net)
Before the Aga Khan emigrated from Persia, he was appointed by the Persian ruler, Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, to be governor-general of the important province of Kerman. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Syria3
The first thing Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, not to enter any US military chartered a tanker to the Suez Canal to hit Syria, stressing Egypt's commitment to joint defence agreement between Egypt and Syria. (beforeitsnews.com)
It was Saudi back Al-Qaida who over threw Qaddafi, once they got there hands on his vast warehouses full of arms they destabilized Egypt in order to attack and invade Syria. (beforeitsnews.com)
He traveled widely in Syria and Egypt, setting finally in Baghdad. (infoplease.com)
Mediterranean2
Satellite view of the port and city, the southern terminus of the Suez Canal that transits through Egypt and debouches into the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said. (wikipedia.org)
5Information Evidence and Research, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt. (who.int)
Alexander the G1
Greek presence in Africa begins with the entry of Alexander the Great into Egypt. (oxfordaasc.com)
Millennia1
A unified kingdom was founded c. 3150 BC by King Menes, leading to a series of dynasties that ruled Egypt for the next three millennia. (geni.com)
Empire1
A podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled there beginning with the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that directly impacted ancient civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. (spotify.com)
Shah2
During the just reign of Ibrahim Kootb Shah , Tulingana , like Egypt , became the mart of the whole world. (wikipedia.org)
[3] In 1818, the title of Aga Khan was bestowed upon Aga Hasan Ali Shah, the 46th Imam of the Ismailis, by Fath Ali (1771-1834 C.E. ), the Shah of Persia . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Afghanistan1
At that period the First Anglo-Afghan War was at its height, and in crossing over from Persia through Afghanistan the Aga Khan supported the British army. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Nile2
I ordered to dig this canal from the river that is called Nile and flows in Egypt, to the sea that begins in Persia. (wikipedia.org)
From the incredibly beautiful Islamic architecture of Iran, to the fluttering prayer flags and inspiring Buddhist monasteries of Bhutan, and the magnificent parade of Kandy's Esala Perahera in Sri Lanka - not to mention the magical pharaonic monuments by the Nile in Egypt - we can unlock the immense diversity of cultural riches, festivals, and celebrations that await the traveller between the Bosphorus and the Ganges. (corinthiantravel.co.uk)
Transits2
Seabird provides a range of shipping and logistics services in Egypt, including Suez Canal transits. (beforeitsnews.com)
In Persia, astrologers advised their clients on the use of balms made from opopanax and origanum, to give protection when malevolent planets made transits. (lesliekenton.com)
Canal3
[esseˈweːs] ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 as of August 2018 [update] ) in north-eastern Egypt , located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea , near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal , and is the capital of the Suez Governorate . (wikipedia.org)
Therefore, when this canal had been dug as I had ordered, ships went from Egypt through this canal to Persia, as I had intended. (wikipedia.org)
The Suez Canal, in British-controlled Egypt, was a significant tactical advantage for whoever had possession of it. (educationquizzes.com)
Ruler1
Cleopatra, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, forms alliances with Rome's most important leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. (oxfordaasc.com)
Ancient Egypt3
Boards from ancient Egypt have also been recovered from the tomb of Tutanchamun, including a mechanical dice box, no doubt intended to stop cheaters. (brettspielwelt.de)
Classes and traditional textbooks in the Ancient Near East often include Ancient Egypt, which is conspicuously missing. (brynmawr.edu)
Royal Library of Alexandria , or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, seems to have been the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. (geni.com)
Lands1
Climate changes and/or overgrazing around 8000 BC began to desiccate the pastoral lands of Egypt, forming the Sahara. (geni.com)
Rise1
The rise of a vigorous new power like that of Persia meant menace to the neighbeuring powers. (studylight.org)
SUEZ1
The Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, Saladin , fortified both Kolzum and Suez in order to defend Egypt's eastern frontier from Crusader raids by Raynald of Chatillon . (wikipedia.org)
History2
As a platform innately connected to Iran and its history, I want to express the History of Persia Podcast's unequivocal support for all those resisting oppression and theocracy in Iran. (spotify.com)
The History of Persia Podcast now has merch, swag, gear, and other physical items to show off how much you like ancient Persia and this podcast. (spotify.com)
British1
At the time, the Royal Navy got all of its oil from fields in Persia (modern day Iran) which were owned by British companies. (educationquizzes.com)
Show1
A trial will soon show you that you may 6 fly over the mountains from Persia to Egypt, and in a day, in part of a day, take rank as rhetorician. (sacred-texts.com)
The fall of Babylon seemed imminent-its place was to be taken by Persia. (studylight.org)
Century1
It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. (geni.com)