Автор: Mansel Philip Mansel

‘Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them, Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.’ Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has f …

Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them, Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.’ Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fl …

"When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind’s eye it is summer again, all gold and green." Heine The court of Napoleon I, in its grandeur and extravagance, surpassed even that of that th …

Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he came tantalizingly close.Philip Mansel s King of the …

Not so long ago, in certain cities on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean, Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived and flourished side by side. What can the histories of these cities tell us?Levant i …