Thursday, 27. March 2003
Topic: W A R - on March 27, 2003 at 9:47:06 AM CET
When Baghdad was world's richest city
A great city dating back to 762, destroyed by invading Mongols in 1258, visited throughout the centuries by plagues, floods and fire, braced itself this week for new unpleasantness.
Few great cities in history have suffered as much as this ancient metropolis, dreaming on the River Tigris of past glories, of times when it was the hub of a rich, flourishing Golden Age of Islamic civilisation.
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