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Incunabula
incunabula
Alexander the Great - Submariner extraordinaire!Beneath the surface of the ocean, Alexander the Great sits in a glass bathysphere, raising his eyes to the couple above. Sitting in a boat,
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Sabahat Zakariya
sabizak
‘Urdu’ may be seen as the language of a certain set of ppl from UP, but ‘Hindustani’ (Hindi/Urdu) is understood all over the northern part of the subcontinent. There’s a
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Bharadwaj
BharadwajSpeaks
This stunning mountain range had a beautiful Sanskrit name.It was called Uparisyena. It literally meant "beyond the (reach of) eagles".Then they kiIIed enslaved and converted all Hindus of this region.They
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Jesse Tomlinson
tom_trans
David Bellos: the world's first fully elaborated writing system was in place to train language interpreters - Sumerian to Acadian We are now talking about bilingual tablets. No not technology.
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Las Plumas de Sīmurgh
PlumasDeSimurgh
Jashn-e Sadeh, bachā! Yesterday this Zoroastrian festival was celebrated and here we come, to bring you a brief insight into its history! #Sadeh #Iran #Zoroastrianism Here's a thread! Sadeh
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Anthony Pignataro
apignataro
I kept thinking about this comment last night, so this morning I looked to see if the China Beach cast and crew spoke about that myopia when the war started.They
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Defense News Nigeria
DefenseNigeria
In the 5th Century BC in the Battle of Salamis, a Greek fleet won a decisive battle against Xerxes, King of Persia, destroying Persia's superior naval capabilities. In 479 BC,
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Ajab
yakabikaj
Fun #etymology of the day: Yiddish באקאליינע bakaleyne "grocery store", ultimately from Arabic بقالة biqāla or بقال baqqāl. It was borrowed from Arabic into Persian as بقالی baqqālī, and from
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Blake Herzinger
BDHerzinger
Short thread: Had a CO that really read (and cared about) his command climate surveys. One of the most common gripes prior to him taking command was that, as a
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Persian Poetry in English
PersianPoetics
Thread: Tonight is the longest and darkest night of the year. Iranic peoples and neighboring groups call it 'Shab-e Yaldā' and spend the night in celebration, but why is the
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Finding Islam Project
finding_islam
The beauty of Afghanistan manifests in many different ways. From the natural beauty of her rugged mountains and winding valleys, to the scent of her saffron and spices, to the
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Raimal
Har54519901
Indian Swords. Swords find mention in ancient sources as khadga खड्ग, asi असि, nistrimsha निस्त्रिंश, kauksheyaka कौक्षेयक, mandalagra मण्डलाग्र, karpala करपाल, k
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Syed
gypsy_heart6
Excellent podcast interview of @emrane by @BottldPetrichor. It begins with a discussion on history of the academic study of Qur’an, a brief synopsis on the variety of arguments & debates/pendulums
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Shanmukh
maidros78
1) The best way to learn a language, after initialisation [read: knowing 500-1000 words in that language and some basic grammar] is to read serious stuff in it. Every new
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Tweeting Historians
Tweetistorian
Hi everyone, I'm @ChenHuailun, a MPhil @UniofOxford in Islamic Studies and Hist, and I'm honoured to be taking over #Twittistorian this week to talk about Christianity in Tang China (618-907).
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Ethan Wolf
ewolf_7
Thread: I have seen a number of disturbing posts recently about how Jews should renounce their Zionism due to its oppression of other people. I am perturbed by that. Here
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