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- Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:45 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Alexanders telescope / spyglass
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Re: Alexanders telescope / spyglass
Ancient mesopotamians were famous for studying the stars, weren't they? I think it's quite possible (if not certain) they used some kind of lenses or arcaic telescope of some sort. Considering the persians were successors of the early mesopotamians, it's not impossible Alexander had access to some o...
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:21 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Lost city of Alexander the Great is found in Iraq
- Replies: 1
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Lost city of Alexander the Great is found in Iraq
Lost city of Alexander the Great is found in Iraq using US spy footage of the area captured in the 1960s The Iraqi settlement, Qalatga Darband, was surveyed using drone footage It is on the route Alexander the Great took to attack Darius III of Persia in 331 BC The city he founded was believed to be...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: new fantastic website
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3415
Re: new fantastic website
Pretty nice finding! Thanks a lot!