resent-day Syria is only a small portion of the ancient geographical Syrian landmass, a region situated at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea from which Western powers created the contemporary states of Syria,
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The Writing Evolution
ascAdminasc Glorious Syria February 28, 2019
the oldest Palaeolithic cave paintings representing hunting scenes go back to the Ice age.Later the writing was invented in Mesopotamia, The Sumerians developed a logographic writing system, later the Canaanite invented the phonographic systemThere are two distinct periods of the evolution of the writing 1-Logogram: 3200 BC sign equals image or idea -Proto-writing: Pictographic record […]
Ancient City of Damascus
ascAdminasc Glorious Syria February 28, 2019
Damascus Orientation Identification.Syria is the name that was given to the region by the Greeks and Romans and probably derives from the Babyloniansuri.Arabs traditionally referred to Syria and a large, vaguely defined surrounding area asSham,which translates as “the northern region,” “the north,” “Syria,” or “Damascus.” Arabs continued to refer to the area asShamup until the […]
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