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The Library of Alexandria

By chubiop The Royal Library of Alexandria or Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was once the largest library in the ancient world. Generally thought to have been founded at the beginning of… Generally thought to have been founded at the beginning of the third century BC, it was conceived and opened during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter, […]

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The Populations of Russia and Turkey 1877 Part II

The Populations of Russia and Turkey 1877 Part II

We have already seen generally the account of Ravenstein about Macedonia in 1877. Here is a more analytical view from Xiotis. Of course no “ethnic Macedonians” were mentioned in the following journal article which described the different ethnic groups residing in European Turkey during the 19th century. For our friends from FYROM browsing this site: with regards to the new […]

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