Ethiopian children watching a play

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The Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Turkey, which is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. (Photo by DOZIER Marc via Getty Images)

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Q&AWhy were cats so important in Ancient Egypt?

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My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

Nefertiti

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A view over Yaoundé, Cameroon

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My favourite place: Yaoundé, Cameroon

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El Alamein battle in the Libyan desert, c1942. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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A bust of Queen Nefertiti of Ancient Egypt. (Photo by Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images)

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Q&AWhere is Nefertiti’s mummy?

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Seven princesses with the name ‘Cleopatra’ are credited as sitting on the throne of Egypt. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Q&AHow many Cleopatras ruled Ancient Egypt?

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Ruth Williams Khama: first lady of Botswana

Colourful streets of the Bo-Kaap district in Cape Town South Africa

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Love, sex and marriage in ancient Egypt

View of Algiers with mediterranean galleys, published in Johannes van Keulen's Dutch Atlas, 1709. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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When Britons were slaves in Africa

Pyramids at Giza. (DEA/A Vergani/De Agostini/Getty Images)

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Ancient Egyptian family trees: are present-day Egyptians the descendants of the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids?

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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (centre) at a UN Security Council meeting concerning the Suez crisis. (Photo by Lisa Larsen/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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The most popular historical figures you've (probably) never heard of

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My favourite place: Malta

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Hatshepsut: a guide to the life and rule of ancient Egypt's female pharaoh

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Q&AHow did ancient Egyptians mummify a body?

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The big questions of ancient Egypt

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Q&AHow old is the toilet seat?

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