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What is this? 480 BC?

Gotta say, did not have “Greece sends warships to defend island from Persian attacks” on my bingo card for this millennium, yet here we are. — Dimi Reider There’s even a rather silly movie about the battle in 480 BC. … Continue reading

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Iran, Persia, and another Turk ruler

While I wasn’t completely ignorant about Iran and it’s very long history, this article by Razib Khan, “Iran is not Iraq“, did contain quite a few surprises for me. For instance, I didn’t know that the rulers of Persia and … Continue reading

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