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Located in the centre of Paris , in the middle of the River Seine, the Romans originally used the island known as Isle de La Cite as a fortress.

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Napoleon’s Paris

A military genius and astute strategist, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) had a meteoric rise to prominence and left an indelible mark on French history. After becoming First Consul in a coup d’état in 1799, he went on to become Emperor of France in 1804 and took the name of ‘Napoleon 1er’.

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Lost Cities of Rome – the Ruins of Leptis Magna

Established as a Punic settlement prior to 500 BC, the city experienced significant expansion under Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193–211), who was born in the city.

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The Persian Empire

Otherwise known as the Achaemenid Empire, the First Persian Empire was founded by ruler Cyrus the Great in the 6th Century BC. The Empire gradually expanded into the largest empire the world had seen at the time, controlling regions as far as the Indus River to the East and the Balkans and Macedonia to the west.

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Masada – a symbol of Israel

Sitting on a desert plateau overlooking the Dead Sea in Israel is Masada, the most visited archeological site in Israel and a popular climb, either from the Dead Sea in the east or the steep “snake path” from the west.