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2 days ago · In 1336 CE, the Vijayanagara Empire arose from the ruins of the Kampili kingdom. It grew into one of the famed Hindu empires of South India that ruled for over 200 years. The Vijayanagara Empire built its capital around Hampi, calling it Vijayanagara.
Jun 22, 2024 · The Maya civilization ( / ˈmaɪə /) was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period. It is known by its ancient temples and glyphs (script). The Maya script is the most sophisticated and highly developed writing system in the pre-Columbian Americas.
4 days ago · The city was already in ruins by the time of the Aztecs. For many years, archeologists believed it was built by the Toltec. This belief was based on colonial period texts, such as the Florentine Codex, which attributed the site to the Toltecs.
Jun 19, 2024 · The Assyrian Empire, which reigned from 1365 to 609 BCE, was known for its extensive military campaigns aimed at expanding its territory. Sennacherib’s siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE was part of this broader strategy to control routes across the Syrian Desert to the Mediterranean Sea.
Jun 14, 2024 · Great Zimbabwe, extensive stone ruins of an African Iron Age city. It lies in southeastern Zimbabwe, about 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Masvingo. The central area of ruins extends about 200 acres (80 hectares); it is the largest of more than 150 major stone ruins found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Jun 13, 2024 · A Financial Times and The Economist Best Book of the Year and a New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA SURPRISING, GRIPPING NARRATIVE DEPICTING THE THINKERS WHOSE IDEAS SHAPED CONTEMPORARY CHINA, INDIA, AND THE MUSLIM WORLDA little more than a century ago, independent thinkers across Asia sought to frame a distinct intellectual tradition that would inspire the continent's rise to dominance.
Jun 6, 2024 · In the Ruins of Edward Gibbon’s Masterpiece. “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” is an enduring work—just not of history. Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton. There is an old joke. A student...
