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A Historian’s Vocabulary | Soft Power

While the strength of a country is often tabulated by their military might and sophistication, the value of soft power also cannot be overlooked.

The concept of soft power has become more popular in recen

Library of Alexandria
In the 3rd century BCE, After Ptolemy I Soter, successor to Alexander the Great, began building the Library of Alexandria (modern-day Egypt), it quickly became the largest and most impressive center of knowledge in the ancient w

The Pillars of Meteora

A number of monastic communities have existed across the Greek landscapes, but few have rivaled the extreme architecture of Meteora.

Around 1100 CE, Eastern Orthodox monks nearby began to form a monastic community where they

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