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Herod Summary
Herod was the Roman-appointed king of Judaea (37–4 bce), who built many fortresses, aqueducts, theaters, and other public buildings and generally raised the prosperity of his land but who was the center of political and family intrigues in his later years. The New Testament portrays him as a
Sennacherib Summary
Sennacherib was the king of Assyria (705/704–681 bce), son of Sargon II. He made Nineveh his capital, building a new palace, extending and beautifying the city, and erecting inner and outer city walls that still stand. Sennacherib figures prominently in the Old Testament. Sennacherib was the son
ʿAbbās I Summary
ʿAbbās I was the shah of Persia from 1588 to 1629, who strengthened the Safavid dynasty by expelling Ottoman and Uzbek troops from Persian soil and by creating a standing army. He also made Eṣfahān the capital of Persia and fostered commerce and the arts, so that Persian artistic achievement
Inigo Jones Summary
Inigo Jones was a British painter, architect, and designer who founded the English classical tradition of architecture. The Queen’s House (1616–19) at Greenwich, London, his first major work, became a part of the National Maritime Museum in 1937. His greatest achievement is the Banqueting House