High Salary, But No Takers Of This Job!
A ruler in Egypt had offered to pay an annual salary of nearly USD 36 million (in current valuation) for switching on and off the lights of a lighthouse! However, […]
The Magnificent City Of Merv!
A city, rich in administrative quality, religious tolerance and economy, was influenced by one empire after another. Merv, located 40km from the city of Mary in Turkmenistan, had gradually emerged […]
Napoleon, Nelson & The Nile
In ordering an expedition to Egypt and creating an Army of the Orient under the command of the young General Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1798, France’s post-revolutionary Directory sought to […]
Mummies: In Another Light
Neither researchers started studying Egyptian Mummies, nor the historians recognised them in the 19th Century. At that period of time, street vendors used to sell mummies openly in the northern […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 