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What is History?
Many answers have been given to this question. To most people it is undoubtedly the record of past events, but
Hellenistic Age – Alexandria and Byzantium
Hellenistic Age is the period after Alexander’s death. Alexander drank too much on an autumn night in the year 323,
Alexander of Macedon
Unity, for a time and a philosopher king, of sorts, finally came to Greece from Macedon in the north. In
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Ottomans, the Last Great Islamic Power A.D. 1299-1922
ACCORDING to their tradition, the Ottoman Turks once belonged to the same Central Asian tribe as the Seljuk Turks. Their
Islam the Civilizer A. D. 622-1406
IF Islam had never existed, the Christian countries of the world would probably be less advanced and certainly less varied,
India: A Thousand Years of History A. D. 1 – 710
UNTIL 1947, when the Moslem state of Pakistan was carved out of its western and eastern corners, the entire triangle
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Toledo falls, marking the end of Islam in Spain (1077 – 1100)
Toledo falls and this marks the beginning of the end of Islam in Spain. A triumph for orthodoxy The events
