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Sumerian King List - Who Was King? And Who Was Not King?
The Sumerian King List (abbreviated as SKL and also known as Chronicle of the One Monarchy) is...
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The Weld-Blundell Prism Version of Sumerian King List
The Weld-Blundell Prism, the most complete version of the Sumerian King List extant, from Larsa...
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10 World War I Poems
The First World War (1914-18) stimulated a great wave of literary output, not least in the field of poetry. In an era when...
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Kellogg-Briand Pact - When 63 States Signed Up for Peace
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed in August 1928 by 63 countries, which all promised...
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Bullet-Shattered Stump From the Battle of Spotsylvania
Photograph of a tree severed by bullets, c. 1900s. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...
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Sandbar Fight - The Duel That Made Jim Bowie Famous
The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife –...
