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History books on Persia/Iran territory throughout history

Hey, I am looking for recomendations on best unbiased historical books of the region, from conception (Mesopotamia) until modern times, detailing all events and historical time periods like an encyclopedia, it doesn't have to be in english, the more recomendations the better, I am really interested... read more

❝ You are treasures to the heroes long past. Everything they fought for was for the sake of the future. ❞

Since I'm in a Fate mood, I'd like to share more about why I love the franchise so much. While it's an anime, it's also presented in video games and manga. The series uses historical figures from all cultures and eras. Gilgamesh, the king of Mesopotamia and the first hero recorded in human history;... read more

Trans people have always been here

Trans people have always existed. Trans people are not a recent phenomenon. Trans people litter history from ancient Egypt and Greece, until now. Hermaphroditus was the patron god of gender fluidity. Non-gendered gods existed and were revered in Egypt. The Chevalier d'Éon, the 'Gala'... (edited) read more

Equal rights, ancient Mesopotamia

History is not linear

Ziggurat of Ur (present-day Iraq)

Before and after finding the ziggurat of Ur, the stronghold of the Sumerian civilization in Mesopotamia, the first ziggurat in history, which was built by the founder of the first legal canons in history, the Sumerian King Urnmu 3800 BC and was the capital of the Sumerian civilization of the... read more

This Is Just Interesting

IM 67118 A Babylonian clay tablet dating back to 2003 BC containing a solution to a problem in planar geometry regarding a rectangle with a specific area and diameter. In the last part of the text, the validity of the solution was proven using the Pythagorean theorem. It is believed that the... (edited) read more