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2 08, 2017

Nicephorus and Leo – Byzantine history

By |2018-04-15T16:50:55-07:00August 2nd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Nicephorus and Leo – Byzantine history

Maybe the skull cup was something like this? Nicephorus deposed the Empress Irene in 802 AD and made himself emperor. He refused to pay tribute to the Islamic caliph, and therefore lost still more Roman [...]

27 07, 2017

Maimonides – a Jewish doctor in medieval Cairo

By |2019-11-22T18:14:12-08:00July 27th, 2017|Islam, Science|Comments Off on Maimonides – a Jewish doctor in medieval Cairo

Saladin's castle in Cairo, where Maimonides worked Maimonides and health care In the 1100s AD, when Maimonides wrote his book about medicine, doctors didn't have very many medicines or medical treatments that worked. The Guide [...]

31 05, 2017

Toregene and Kublai Khan – Mongol Empire History

By |2017-05-31T15:37:25-07:00May 31st, 2017|Central Asia, History|Comments Off on Toregene and Kublai Khan – Mongol Empire History

Coin of Toregene Toregene ruled the Mongol Empire for five years. By then she was not in good health - she was about 55 years old. She passed on her [...]

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