Three
years ago, an antiquities guard was riding his donkey. The leg of the donkey
fell down and a hole was discovered because of this event. The Inspectors of
Antiquities of Bahria started an excavation in this area and found the
beginning of a cemetery of mummies.
In
March 1999, I took a team of archaeologists, architects, restorators,
conservators and engineers and
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مشاهده: 1293 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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The
walls are filled with colorful etchings and words of wisdom. Text from the
three most important books of ancient Egypt: The Book of the Dead, The Book of
the Gates, and The Book of the Underworld, cover the walls as far as the eye
can see. The names of the wealthy pharaohs are present on the walls of the
tombs in keeping with the belief that to speak the name of the dead is to make
them live again.
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مشاهده: 1246 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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Who
was Herodotus?
He
was alive in the 5th Century BC, he was born sometime between 480 and 490 BC at
Haliacarnassus (south-west coast of Asia Minor). He travelled to Egypt, Africa
and other parts of the ancient Greek world while still a young man, through his
writings he came to be called 'the Father of History'. He died in 425 BC.
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مشاهده: 1299 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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15km (9 1/3 miles) south of Çanakkale
The Iliad and Odyssey
have made Troy one of the most recognizable mythological events
in the world, and few can resist the chance to trod among its remains. The
reality is less satisfying, however; the si
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مشاهده: 1274 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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Izmirhas come a long way since the late 1800s
when the Ottoman elite christened the port city Kokaryali (Smelly Waterfront).
Today the city has earned the nobler designation of Güzelyali (Beautiful
Waterfront), and with the completion of a multi-million dollar redevelopment
plan that includes the green waterside park and promenade called the Kordon
and the restored customs house (or Konak Pier) built by Gustave
Eiffel, the name is more than appropriate.
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مشاهده: 1271 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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Rarely will a visit to Turkey exclude the burgeoning, chaotic,
confused, messy, muddled, and glorious wonder that is Istanbul. Istanbul is
home to a layering of civilization on civilization, of empire built on empire.
It's as momentous as Rome, as captivating as Paris, and as exotic as Bangkok
(this last is potentially a bad thing
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قراءة التالي »
مشاهده: 1291 |
أضاف: ahmadadham |
التاريخ: 2011/Dec/26
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