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Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes | 22 Oct 2026

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

By Nassos Papalexandrou

Map of Cyprus from 1873-1874 CE, while under Ottoman control. Public Domain via Wikimedia.

The recent English translation of Hanna Diyab’s...

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The (Unexpected) Weekly Round-Up | 16 October 2026

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You may have noticed that this issue of ANE Today is a day late. We had intended to share with you a delightful new article about the Syrian travel writer Hanna Diyab and his visit to Cyprus in 1707. Regrettably, the ANE Toda...

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The Weekly Round-up | 8 October 2026

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Researchers reconstructed nearly 300,000 km (186,500 miles) of roads in the Roman empire to reveal that Byzantium was the single most central point in the entire network, thus proving that not all roads actually lead to Ro...

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Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty? | 1 Oct 2026

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

By Sue Kelly

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The Weekly Round-up | 24 September 2026

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From being played in a 1939 BBC broadcast to being stolen and then dumped in the Cairo metro after the 2011 uprising, Tutankhamun’s trumpets find a new state-of-the-art home in the Grand Egyptian Museum. Read more at CNN...

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