History of Mesopotamia, the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region in ancient times was home to several civilizations, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians.
Walter Gropius, Baghdad University, Iraq
Antigua ciudad parta situada en el actual Irak. Hatra fue fundada probablemente entre los siglos III y II aC, bajo el imperio seléucida. Su crecimiento y predominio en la región la llevaron a ser l…
En ninguna de las traducciones sobre la tentación se ubica el lugar donde hemos sido tentados alguna vez. Sin embargo se coincide que...
Before Iraq was conquered by the Arabs in the seventh century, it was one of the oldest centers of Christianity in the world. Even after the Arab conquest, Christians made up a sizable minority of the population – sometimes tolerated, sometimes persecuted, but always surviving. Now it’s facing its biggest threat in centuries. The Christian Community in Iraq is a lot smaller than it was in 2003 when the Coalition invaded. During the occupation, radical Muslims claimed the Christians were helping the invaders and used this as an excuse to attack them. Churches and shops were bombed and individual Christians were murdered or told to leave on pain of death. In an interview with the BBC, the priest at ...
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