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Byzantine

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"History is a survivor's tale. It knows no villains. Only failures." A decade ago, Leudora had her major enemies eliminated - the scientist known as the Dalmatian Serpent, and his followers, who sought her people’s blood. A ruthless guardian of her kin and an unscrupulous politician, Leudora lived with her guilty conscience for as long as the invisible barrier that shields civilization from madness remained intact. But it is no longer so. When the Veil starts to fade, slowly poisoning the air and endangering those whom she once sought to protect, Leudora wants answers. She does not expect it when the answers confirm the Dalmatian Serpent’s theories: Leudora’s own people, conducting bloody experiments to protect themselves from their powerful neighbors, are causing the Veil’s degradation. If this gets out, not only the guilty, but all her people will be blamed. Trying to prevent a war and stop the Veil’s decay, Leudora turns to her enemy’s research. The deeper she delves into the Dalmatian Serpent’s secrets, the more Leudora finds herself drawn to his fascinating mind and dark science. If she follows in his footsteps, all her kin will turn against her. If Leudora stays loyal to her people, she will have to side with those who may bring them all to the verge of extinction. ------------------- Update Schedule: Twice a week following the first ten chapters. Chapter length varies from 3000 words to 11000. Trigger Warnings: questionable morals, toxic relationships, obsessive love/hate, mild gore, occasional violence, psychological and physical abuse, polarizing characters. If any of these aspects disturb you, do not read the novel.
TeodoraK · 24.3K Views

Gellan

Gellan is the ultimate professional thief - a master of stealth, cunning, and infiltration. His skills are unmatched in navigating even the most impregnable fortresses and relieving the wealthy of their prized possessions. So when a mysterious benefactor puts forth the ultimate test – to steal the legendary Midas Glove from one of the most secure vaults in the land – Gellan can't resist. Against all odds, he succeeds in acquiring the priceless golden artifact. But instead of rewards or riches, his benefactor makes Gellan an offer he can't refuse: join a hand-picked team of skilled mercenaries to uncover the greatest treasure trove ever known. The prize? A long-lost potion granting immortality, rumored to be hidden deep within the tomb of an ancient emperor, located in a remote, uncharted region. The ragtag team consists of a wizened scholarly explorer, a gruff veteran soldier, a deadly archer, and a female mage with fiery talents. Gellan must put aside his loner ways and survive the ultimate journey with these distinct personalities. But first they must unveil the tomb's whereabouts, decode the traps and protections placed by its byzantine architects, and brave dangers from savage beasts, hostile natives, and nefarious rivals also hunting the ultimate prize. Can the master thief utilize his skills to infiltrate the greatest vault of all time? With the elixir of immortality within reach, Gellan and his comrades must conquer their mistrust of each other and an army of threats from the living, the dead, and the eternal. One false step could cost them their lives. For a thief who gambles everything, it's the ultimate heist. Don't miss out on the electrifying adventure that awaits! Follow on https://www.patreon.com/FavourAdiele for 20 more chapters released earlier than on Royal Road Book 2 to be released on https://www.patreon.com/FavourAdiele too
santee · 1.7K Views

The History Of Islam..❤️✨

The history of Islam concerns the political, social, economic and cultural developments of Islamic civilization. Most historians[1] believe that Islam originated in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE. Muslims regard Islam as a return to the original faith of the prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon and Jesus, and, with the submission (Islam) to the will of God.[2][3][4] According to tradition, in 610 CE, the Islamic prophet Muhammad began receiving what Muslims consider to be divine revelations, calling for submission to the one God, the expectation of the imminent Last Judgement, and caring for the poor and needy.[5] Muhammad's message won over a handful of followers and was met with increasing opposition from Meccan notables.[6] In 622, a few years after losing protection with the death of his influential uncle Abu Talib, Muhammad migrated to the city of Yathrib (now known as Medina). With Muhammad's death in 632, disagreement broke out over who would succeed him as leader of the Muslim community during the Rashidun Caliphate. By the 8th century, the Umayyad Caliphate extended from Iberia in the west to the Indus River in the east. Polities such as those ruled by the Umayyads and Abbasid Caliphate (in the Middle East and later in Spain and Southern Italy), Fatimids, Seljuks, Ayyubids and Mamluks were among the most influential powers in the world. Highly persianized empires built by the Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids made significant developments. The Islamic Golden Age gave rise to many centers of culture and science and produced notable polymaths, astronomers, mathematicians, physicians and philosophers during the Middle Ages. By the early 13th century, the Delhi Sultanate conquered the northern Indian subcontinent, while Turkic dynasties like the Sultanate of Rum and Artuqids conquered much of Anatolia from the Byzantine Empire throughout the 11th and 12th centuries. In the 13th and 14th centuries, destructive Mongol invasions and those of Tamerlane (Timur) from the East, along with the loss of population in the Black Death, greatly weakened the traditional centers of the Muslim world, stretching from Persia to Egypt, but saw the emergence of the Timurid Renaissance and major global economic powers such as West Africa's Mali Empire and South Asia's Bengal Sultanate.[7][8][9] Following the deportation and enslavement of the Muslim Moors from the Emirate of Sicily and other Italian territories,[10] the Islamic Spain was gradually conquered by Christian forces during the Reconquista. Nonetheless, in the Early Modern period, the states of the Age of the Islamic Gunpowders—the Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Iran and Mughal India—emerged as great world powers. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, most of the Islamic world fell under the influence or direct control of European "Great Powers." Their efforts to win independence and build modern nation-states over the course of the last two centuries continue to reverberate to the present day, as well as fuel conflict-zones in regions such as Palestine, Kashmir, Xinjiang, Chechnya, Central Africa, Bosnia and Myanmar. The Oil boom stabilized the Arab States of the Gulf Cooperation Council, making them the world's largest oil producers and exporters, which focus on free trade and tourism.[11][12]
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Anatolia

One of the great crossroads of ancient civilizations is a broad peninsula that lies between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Called Asia Minor (Lesser Asia) by the Romans, the land is the Asian part of modern Turkey, across Thrace. It lies across the Aegean Sea to the east of Greece and is usually known by its ancient name Anatolia. Asia Minor juts westward from Asia to within 800 meters (half a mile) of Europe at the city of Istanbul, where three suspension bridges over the strait of Bosphorus link the two continents. Asia Minor is also bordered by the Sea of Marmara on the northwest. The area of the peninsula is about 756,000 square kilometers (292,000 square miles). The interior is a high arid plateau, about 900 meters (3,000 feet) in elevation, flanked to the north and south by rugged mountain ranges. Within the plateau a number of ranges enclose broad, flat valleys, where several lakes have formed. A Mediterranean-type climate of hot, dry summers and mild, moist winters prevails in the coastal areas. The dry central plateau has hot summers and cold winters. During all seasons high winds are common; moist Mediterranean winds bring rain to the coastal regions in the winter. There is little rainfall in the summer. In about 2.000 BC Asia Minor was in the hands of the Hittites, who migrated from the area east of the Black Sea. Their civilization rivaled that of the Egyptians and Babylonians. In the 12th century BC their empire fell to the Assyrians. Small seaboard states grew up, only to fall to the Greeks, who colonized the entire Aegean coast in about the 8th century BC. According to the legend, they first laid siege to the city-state of Troy during the Trojan War. In 560 BC Croesus mounted the throne of Lydia in Asia Minor and soon brought all the Greek colonies under his rule. King Croesus was overthrown by Cyrus the Great of Persia. Two hundred years later Alexander the Great again spread Greek rule over the peninsula. After its conquest by Rome in the 2nd century BC, Asia Minor enjoyed centuries of peace under the Roman rule. During the Middle Ages, as a part of the Byzantine Empire, it became a center of Christianity and the guardian of Greek and Roman culture. One of the chief medieval trade routes passed through the region. As the power of the Empire declined, Arabs and Mongols invaded. In the 15th century the Ottoman Turks conquered the peninsula and made Istanbul (then known as Constantinople) their capital. The Ottoman Empire lasted until 1922. The next year Asia Minor became the larger part of the Turkish Republic under the leadership of Kemal Atatürk. He had set up a government in Ankara, which became the new capital of Turkey. For sample Tours to some of the sites belonging to the above civilizations, please check My Tours. Historic Ages of Anatolia Paleolithic Age (Early Stone Age) 60,000 - 10,000 BC Mesolithic Age (Mid Stone Age) 10,000 - 8,500 BC Neolithic Age (Late Stone Age) 8,500 - 5,000 BC Chalcolithic Age (Copper Age) 5,000 - 3,000 BC Bronze Age 3,000 - 2,000 BC Hatti and Hurrian Civilization 2,500 - 2,000 BC Troy - II Settlement 2,500 - 2,000 BC Hatti and Hittite Principalities Period 2,000 - 1,750 BC Great Hittite Kingdom Hurri Civilization 1,750 - 1,200 BC Troy - VI Civilization 1,800 - 1,275 BC Aegean Migration and Invasion From Balkans 1,200 BC The Anatolian Principalities during the Iron Age 1,200 - 700 BC Urartu Civilization 900 - 600 BC The Civilization of Phrygia 750 - 300 BC Lydia, Caria and Lycia Civilizations 700 - 300 BC Ionian Civilization 1,050 - 300 BC Persian Conquest 545 - 333 BC Hellenistic And Roman Age 333 BC - 395 AD Byzantine Civilization 330 - 1453 AD Seljuk Civilization 1071 - 1300 AD Ottomans 1299 - 1923 AD The Turkish Republic 1923 - present
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