r/MiddleEastHistory Jun 02 '21

Middle East over time

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 21 '24

Article PHYS.Org: Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city

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r/MiddleEastHistory 13d ago

Article The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

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r/MiddleEastHistory 13d ago

Video War Camels, Camels in war!

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r/MiddleEastHistory 14d ago

Art came across this illustrated panel; it is nicely mounted behind glass. wondering about age, origin, and possible value?

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i’ve included google’s translation in case it is relevant.


r/MiddleEastHistory 17d ago

Article Carved turtle found in Galilee cave may have been worshipped 35,000 years before Christianity

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r/MiddleEastHistory 18d ago

Article LiveScience - "Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old shield dropped by a Roman soldier who likely died in battle"

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r/MiddleEastHistory 19d ago

Art Iran 1950s: (front, left to right) Queen Soraya Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Queen Mother Tadj ol-Molouk

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r/MiddleEastHistory 27d ago

Video Mamluks & other Slave Soldiers in their Historical Context! (a light overview of an interesting historic phenomena)

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r/MiddleEastHistory 27d ago

Article "Were the Crusader States Penal Colonies?" - Medievalists.net

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r/MiddleEastHistory 28d ago

Video Why Ottomans waited for the printing press for 300 years?

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 26 '24

Article What explains the Iranian state’s remarkable soft power? The answer lies in its rich – and often romanticised – history.

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 23 '24

Video Why Turks lost the Middle East?

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 23 '24

The Blogs: Jewish History: 18 Key Battles (Part 3/3: Modern) | Brandon Marlon

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 21 '24

The Blogs: Jewish History: 18 Key Battles (Part 2/3: Classical & Medieval) | Brandon Marlon

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 21 '24

The Circumcellions were a heretical Christian movement in Roman North Africa. They are well known for their strange beliefs regarding martyrdom, but what were the social pressures in Roman North Africa at the time? It has to do with slavery.

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 21 '24

The Blogs: Jewish History: 18 Key Battles (Part 1/3) | Brandon Marlon

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 20 '24

Job opportunity Looking for any type of news stories about SWANA Middle Easterners in Philadelphia to report on for Al Bustan related to work MENA historians are doing.

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If anyone's interested comment, DM me, or both! It doesn't have to be political. Art, culture, or any other type of news stories work just as well.


r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 18 '24

Article Spy satellite images leads to the site of a historic battle in Iraq

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 17 '24

Is this is Middle Eastern symbol

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At first i thought it was a Celtic symbol, but i was told it looks more like a Middle Eastern symbol. Does anyone know what it is and what it means?


r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 16 '24

Video Why Turks lost the Aegean Islands

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 16 '24

Antoninus Pius' Egypt: A Thriving Province and His Popularity

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Antoninus Pius' Egypt prospered, and his popularity was evident from the coins. Also, the worship of Egyptian gods were clear from the coins as well: Osiris, Sarapis Pantheos, and Montur.

In addition, he settled some veterans in Antinoopolis that started construction in 130 AD.

However, there was a rebellion of an unknown scale over taxes. Nevertheless, it ended, and the grain supply resumed.


r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 15 '24

Review The Kurdish National Movement, Its Origins And Development

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Good overview of development of Kurdish nationalism from ancient times to the 1950s. musingsoniraq.blogspot .com


r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 15 '24

Antoninus Pius' Egypt: A Thriving Province and His Popularity

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Antoninus Pius' Egypt prospered, and his popularity was evident from the coins. Also, the worship of Egyptian gods were clear from the coins as well: Osiris, Sarapis Pantheos, and Montur.

In addition, he settled some veterans in Antinoopolis that started construction in 130 AD.

However, there was a rebellion of an unknown scale over taxes. Nevertheless, it ended, and the grain supply resumed.


r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 12 '24

Archaeologists find early Islamic battle site in Iraq using 1970s spy satellite images

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 10 '24

Article New Evidence Shows King Tut’s Legendary Burial Mask Isn’t Actually His: The boy king’s sudden death might have caused some burial improvisation.

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r/MiddleEastHistory Nov 09 '24

Video Why Ottomans couldn't spread Turkish language?

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