Hermes Trismegistus (“Hermes Thrice Great”), the legendary founder of the Hermetic tradition and the inventor of astro…
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Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived from 384 BCE to 322 BCE. He studied under Plato, tutored and advis…
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Alexander the Great also known as Alexander III of Macedon, had became a near-mythical figure in his own lifetime, s…
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Khidr is widely known for his appearance in the Qur'an in sura al-Kahf [Qur'an 18:65] as the guide of Moses and…
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Cambyses II was the emperor of Persia (ruled 530–522 BCE) and successor to Cyrus the Great. Eager to emulate his fathe…
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Five thousand years ago, a thriving community existed on an island north of Scotland. Skara Brae (pronounced /ˈskɑr…
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Genghis Khan was a Mongol warrior from the vast steppes of Central Asia, who amalgamated the disparate tribes and nati…
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Fabled as the greatest repository of knowledge in the ancient world, the first university and the home of antiquity’s …
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