Jan/Feb 2024 - NGH Single Copy

HISTORY JANUARY/FEBRUARY
DEATH OF RASPUTIN
Rasputin Must Die! Revered by the tsarina and reviled by Other features in this issue include:
• The World’s Oldest Papyrus – Stashes of papyri found near the Red Sea in 2013 were written around 2500 B.C. The author, Merer, was an Egyptian foreman who detailed his daily tasks as part of the team who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
• The “Gaul” to Attack Rome – The rich Roman Republic was ripe for invasion in 387 B.C., when Gallic warlord Brennus pillaged Rome and was paid in gold to leave. Rome’s greatest days lay ahead—but it would always fear the barbarians at its gates.
• Palmyra, Cosmopolitan Capital – A lush Syrian oasis, Palmyra grew wealthy around the first century B.C. A robust trade in spices and silk gave birth to a rich culture with diverse influences from Mesopotamia to Rome.
• Spying for the Union – After the Civil War erupted, Harriet Tubman joined the Union army, employed first as a nurse and cook but then as a raider and a spy.