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UNCONQUERED The magnificent south gate of the Parthian city of Hatra (now a World Heritage site) lies in northern Iraq. Mark Antony’s campaign against the Parthian Empire, starting in 36 b.c., was a costly failure. The Parthian would be a thorn in Rome’s side for the next two centuries.

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THE PHILIPPEION AT OLYMPIA Philip built this forthe glory of the Argead dynasty, after its decisive victory over Athens and Thebes at Chaeronea in 338 b.c. It is located in the Temple Zeusat Olympia, one of the most important Greek sanctuaries.

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Magnificent mosaics still amaze visitors to the ruins of the royal palace of Aigai, in modern-day Vergína, where Philip II was assassinated by a bodyguard in 336 b.c.

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MOUNTAINS AND MONUMENTS The 14th-century ruins of a fortress near Tashkurgan in western China lienear one of the key Silk Roads. This route passed through the Pamirs, across modern-day Tajikistan, and to the monumental city of Balkh in Afghanistan, sacred to Buddhists, Zoroastrians, and Muslims.

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