Epic History. Baghdad Burns: Fall of the Abbasids. Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. In the 8th century Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s ...

They successfully repulsed the Mongol armies who toppled the Abbasid Dynasty in Baghdad in 1258 at the battle of Ain Jalut in Syria. The second Mameluke period was led by the Burji Mameluks ...

Empire does not begin with bombs. It begins with stories. ... The Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) in Abbasid Baghdad, deeply influenced by Persian scholarship, ...

In Part 1 of our series on the history of US-Iran relations, we explored the rising tensions in Tehran as Prime Minister ...

Samarra Archaeological City is the site of a powerful Islamic capital city that ruled over the provinces of the Abbasid Empire extending from Tunisia to Central Asia for a century. Located on both ...

In 921, the Abbasid diplomat Ahmad ibn Fadlān left Baghdad on a mission to the far north. Tasked with strengthening ties between his master Caliph al-Muqtadir and a revert Muslim ruler a long way from ...

Spotting a rare foreigner in the southern Syrian city of Nawa, Khalil approaches with a business proposal: bring him a “very ...

A new exhibition at Bard College’s Hessel Museum of Art in New York State offers a unique perspective on Iraq’s post-colonial art. All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art ...

On this week's pod we're talking Echo Valley with Julianne Moore & Michael Pearce, and 28 Years Later with Jodie Comer & Ralph Fiennes. Listen at Empire.