· History of Zombies in Pop Culture. The history of zombies around the world is a long one, and thus, it has inspired many depictions in popular culture. One of the very first fictional stories about the undead was Philinnion and Machates, written by Phlegon of Tralles, the Greek author of the Olympiads.

 · Syria is also important in early Christian Church history—Paul the Apostle converted on the road to Damascus and was a significant figure at the local church in Antioch, where people were first called Christians. When the Roman Empire declined, Syria became part of the eastern half, better known as the Byzantine Empire, around 395 CE.

 · The terrifying rise of Isis: 2bn in loot, online killings and an army on the run. ... Syria, for alleged apostasy (although supporters say the men were regime spies).

An Afghan nation: from1747: The region of Afghanistan has for much of history been part of the Persian empire. From time to time it has been linked with the northern plains of India, as under the Kushan dynasty of the 2nd century AD. Very occasionally, as in the time of Mahmud of Ghazni, it has existed as a kingdom approximating more closely to the modern borders of Aghanistan.

 · When Reagan Cut and Run The forgotten history of when America boldly abandoned ship in the Middle East. ... and enforce the peace in territory under the control of Syria and Israel.

 · Syrian government forces backed by heavy Russian air support drove Islamic State out of Palmyra on Sunday, inflicting what the army called a .

 · That Little Syrian Boy: Here's Who He Was : Parallels A photo of a drowned Syrian toddler on a Turkish beach sparked anguish and outrage over the handling of the world's migration crisis.

Our History Detective columnist traces the story of Syrian Jews, and Jews from Syria

 · Now in its 10th year, the Syrian conflict has led to more than 500,000 deaths and displaced an estimated 13 million—over half of Syria's prewar population. Over million Syrians are internally displaced, and million are refugees, predominantly in .

Running through all these zones are long rivers, especially the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, and the Nile in Egypt. The highlands of the Middle East are the natural habitat of grasses, such as wild wheat and barley, and it was almost inevitable that agriculture based on these crops, which would eventually cover so much of the world, would begin here, around 10,000 years ago.

 · Syria's refugee crisis began in March 2011 as prodemocracy protests turned violent, sparking even more protests by hundreds of thousands of Syrians. Violence escalated into civil war. According ...

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Running through all these zones are long rivers, especially the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, and the Nile in Egypt. The highlands of the Middle East are the natural habitat of grasses, such as wild wheat and barley, and it was almost inevitable that agriculture based on these crops, which would eventually cover so much of the world, would begin here, around .

 · Language. Assyrians have used two languages throughout their history: ancient Assyrian (Akkadian), and Modern Assyrian (neosyriac). Akkadian was written with the cuneiform writing system, on clay tablets, and was in use from the beginning to about 750 . By 750, a new way of writing, on parchment, leather, or papyrus, was developed ...

 · When Reagan Cut and Run The forgotten history of when America boldly abandoned ship in the Middle East. ... and enforce the peace in .

 · How will history judge Obama's actions in Syria? As the world waits to get a sense of the contours of the Trump administration's policies in Syria, reports have surfaced that the Pentagon may ...

 · The home of real patriotic British people. The independent nationalist voice in the UK. The Red Rose County Lancashire. A cummerbund Griffinite free Griffin wrecked the National Front in the 1980's and then he wrecked the British National Party when he hijacked the BNP in blog that supported John Tyndall.

 · The Jews of Syria: A Lost Civilization. by Feigenbaum. Syrian Jewry's illustrious past began thousands of years ago. Today some 50 Jews remain. Syria boasts one of the world's oldest Jewish communities and one of the world's richest and most storied Jewish cultures. Syria has a history that dates back to Biblical times, and its Jews ...

 · Thousands of Syrian women are believed to be incarcerated in the Assad regime's prisons. Little is known about their fate, but those who manage to .

Kurd, member of an ethnic group concentrated in a contiguous area including southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria, northern Iraq, and northwestern Iran. Though the Kurds have long been one of the largest ethnic groups in the region and command some level of autonomy, they have never had a nationstate of their own.