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''Moscow... how many strains are fusing in that one sound, for Russian hearts! what store of riches it imparts!'' -Alexander Pushkin MOSCOW/MOSKVA - Moscow,Russia's great capital - 'The Third Rome' or 'The First throne' , both past and present is history by itself.The rus people may have...

If the premise of the title is true,then what happened to pakistani IVC.I suppose i was misled into thinking pak history began with IVC,its Qasim the founding father of Pakistan i guess.

The guns were actually designed and cast by the Hungarian engineer Orban.Orban had initially offered his services to the byzantines but was refused due to his high price.

Credit where its due - not the symbolic representation only but the economic upliftment.Nice,Pakistan.:tup:

"A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life." -Thomas jefferson PARIS : Paris , the great capital of France , - the 'City of Light' ,Of Love,Culture and art is possibly the most beautiful city on this Earth.It is also one of the most influential cities...

You people have been claiming the end is near for USA in afghanistan for a decade.Show me 1 major city the taliban have retaken except kunduz for a brief time before losing it.They control half the countryside because ANA don't have the numbers to hold areas.Taliban don't have the firepower to...

“Oh Baghdad, I have seen every form of beauty, but your exquisiteness is beyond everything I have seen. What can I write about you my jewel? A thousand books are never enough to describe my infatuation with you.” -Nizar Qabbani 5. BAGHDAD - The center of islamic civilization during its 'golden...

By lose you mean they have failed to win.But Taliban can't return without a settlement and US permission.They cant make a conventional military advance because they would get crushed from the air,and must continue to engage in insurgency no matter how successful they are at that.The taliban know...

The whole economic pressure is overblown,USA has recovered from the depression and its economy is very strong though not as dominant as 80s and 90s.USA will remain the most powerful economy if not the aggregate largest one for decades to come.Their tech advances are huge.Its also no longer...

Sry I misquoted you.I was answering another.Mauryans were responsible greatly for spread of buddhism and Indian mathematics and concept of zero evolved during gupta era later transmitted via arab traders.Both India and China were self contained civilizations with less global impact.But you can't...

Its the first and old imperial capital of India built on the ganges,the seat of the mauryan and gupta empires during India's 'golden age' when it had 25% of the world's GDP and population.It retained this status for around 600 years.It was also a major centre of Buddhism,trade and from here...

Tenochtitlan,capital of the aztecs and today Mexico city,capital of mexico. Or you may be refering to Chichen Itza,the greatest mayan city.

Not in the big leagues,sorry.

Thing is USA is not going from afghanistan,its going to be a never ending stalemate.Its not like USA has huge land forces there anymore,they have a few thousand trainers and special forces - thats it.Their main stick comes from drones and aircraft.The taliban can bleed the afghan army which...

Going with honourable mention because - lack of longevity,global impact and any lasting legacy.I wanted to add one but there are too many important contenders.I also had to leave out the great mesopotamian city sates uruk,elam etc from the same era for same reasons.Of the ancient world Babylon...

''If the Earth were a single state,Istanbul would be its capital'' -Napoleon Bonaparte 3. CONSTANTINOPOLE / ISTANBUL At the meeting point of 2 continents,perhaps the greatest strategic location of all,the capital of 2 empires that together lasted 1600 years and reshaped the whole...

25 MOST INFLUENTIAL CITIES IN HISTORY (Ancient Rome) Thought i'd start a thread on this topic covering some of the great cities of past and present that have shaped and continue to shape the world.Catalohyuk in anatolia is considered as the world's first city at 7000 BC with an estimate...

You misread my post,i was talking in a historical perspective.I have nothing against present day turkey and wish them all the best of luck.As for uncontrolled rise in strength no body except some people in the balkans are really scared of turkey as the next boogeyman,the people may be brave bu...

Silly stuff from erdogan involving children. Turks,Germans and Russians are imo historically the 3 most militaristic and innately dangerous peoples capable of both great feats and brutal atrocities.The germanics destroyed the original rome,the turks the second rome,russia -'the third rome' was...

Oliver is an arch liberal,but great comedian.