What was the Ancient Sumer civilisation? Ancient Sumer was in the southern part of a place called Mesopotamia. Learn about what life was like in this civilisation. When was Ancient Sumer?

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A recently demoted Brooklyn priest whose church finances are under federal investigation has an impressive real estate portfolio worth more than $2 million, including a house in the Hamptons and a ...

A medieval hall-house, built in 1308 for the parish priest of Muchelney. This medieval hall-house was built in 1308 for the parish priest of the church opposite, and has been little altered since the ...

The civilisation weakened when city rulers began fighting with each other. Flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the ...

Emerald’s lush green has soothed souls and excited imaginations since antiquity. Its name comes from the ancient Greek word for green, “smaragdus.” Rome’s Pliny the Elder described emerald in his ...

Here, Orthodox priest Father Andrei Percic and his wife Ana sing in harmony, comforting a grieving parishioner. After the October 20 Divine Liturgy, they blessed the pomana, a meal in memory of ...