Daily Medieval

A direct descendant of Genghis Khan, Ghazan Khan ruled the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate (southwestern part of the empire, what now is Iran)...

In the earliest days of Christianity, there were three languages that were an important part of its development and spread: Greek, Latin, an...

The title of gaon  (plural geonim ) was used for the deans of Talmudic academies . Modern Hebrew defines it as "genius." Geonim w...