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While Arabic became the primary language of most of North Africa and the Middle East, Iranic languages have remained dominant in Persia/Iran into the present day. Why was Persia seemingly not as "Arabized" compared to many other regions conquered by the early Muslims?
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In 1192, Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, was famously assassinated by agents of the Hashashin Order. To this day, the question of who ordered the hit remains unsolved, but who are the prevailing "most likely" culprits?
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[Persia] Many videogames, such as Age of Empires II, associate the Persian Empire with the use of war elephants. Is this an accurate association and, if so, which time periods of Persian history is it applicable to?
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It’s widely recorded that the mythical Greek hero, Achilles, had a tomb near the site of Troy. Have archaeologists found any trace of this tomb today? Does this suggest Achilles was based on a real person?
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