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An elevated view of Cairo's Old City, which is home to a Roman tower, a Greek Orthodox church and an array of historical mosques and madrasas. (Photo by Getty Images)

Battleground of empires: Cairo in 5 cultures

A painting in the tomb of Inherkha – a priest wearing the mask of Horus is performing the opening of the mouth ritual. The purpose was to restore to the deceased the use of the senses, thus restoring life in the next world. Ancient Egyptian 20th dynasty c1186-1070 BC. (Photo by Werner Forman/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)

Why was mummification used in Ancient Egypt, and why did they leave the heart in the body?

A photograph of Nelson Mandela. Peter Hain told the History Extra podcast about the South African leader’s remarkable achievements in the face of tremendous adversity. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Peter Hain on Nelson Mandela: “A symbol for good leadership in the world”

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Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Mandela: the 20th century’s greatest leader?

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Britain’s refugee camps . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the main characters of Rome's foundation myth. (Photo By DEA/G NIMATALLAH/De Agostini/Getty Images)

10 key Roman dates you need to know

A still from the 2017 film Viceroy's House

Raj nostalgia: reconsidering the stories through which we view empire

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The Entebbe raid . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Africa’s contested past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Creating the SAS . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

A new civilisation rises

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Barry Cunliffe and David Abulafia

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Tomb of Siptah, Valley of the Kings (Photo by Pierre TETREL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Q&A Why were cats so important in Ancient Egypt?

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My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco