City Plan of Medieval Baghdad
This map shows the layout of the Abbasid capital of Baghdad from 767 to 912 CE (it was subjected to changes with time), situated in modern day Iraq. The basic structure was circular.
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Heinkel He 111 Combat Record
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When did Josef Wissarionowitsch become “sexy” Stalin?
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Li Po Writing Poetry
17th-century, woodcut recreation of Li Po writing 100 verses while drinking a quart of wine seated on the veranda with a group of men.
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