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The Death of Alexander the Great: Succession Crisis
In 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32.
Given the propensity of the Macedonian aristocracy to assassination, allegations of foul play have been...
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The Death of Alexander the Great: Succession Crisis
Background
In about 320 BC, Seleucus had become the Governor of Babylon, however by 315 BC he was forced to flee the city when Antigonus Monophthalmos invaded. Seleucus fled to Egypt. It was at ...
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Seleucus Returns to Babylon
Background
King Lysimachus had ruled Thrace for decades and parts of Western Turkey ever since the Battle of Ipsus. King Seleucus ruled the Seleucid Empire, including lands currently covered by ...
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The Battle of Corupedium
Narrated Jarir:
In the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance there was a house called Dhu-l-Khalasa or Al-Ka'ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka'ba Ash-Shamiya. The Prophet said to me, "Won't you relieve me...
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Destruction of the Southern Kaaba at Dhul-Khalasah
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Destruction of the Al-Uzza Temple
Muhammad sent Khalid to destroy the temple of Al-Uzza at Nakhla. According to Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi, Khalid ransacked the temple, cut down the sacred trees and killed two people there: Dubayyah al-Su...
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Destruction of the Al-Uzza Temple
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The Siege of Taif
The Banu Thaqif lived at the city of Taif just to the South of Mecca. They worshipped the Goddess Allat and had a great bejeweled statue of her. The Goddess of Allat had been worshipped in Arabia f...
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The Siege of Taif
I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the Companions) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were killed, and those who had not were not killed. I was among those who ...
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The Massacre of the Banu Qurayza
After the Muslims had repelled the Pagans at the Battle of the Trench, Muhammad turned on the Jewish tribe of Medina known as the Banu Qurayza.
The Banu Qurayza had planned to defect to the enemy...
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The Massacre of the Banu Qurayza
