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For centuries, one of the most important cities of the ancient world lay hidden beneath dust, war zones, and shifting rivers. Alexandria on the Tigris—once a thriving center of long-distance trade connecting Mesopotamia with India and beyond—vanished from historical memory after late antiquity. Now, an international research team led by Professor Stefan Hauser of the University of Konstanz has successfully rediscovered and reinterpreted this lost metropolis, revealing its crucial role in ancient global commerce.A City Founded by Alexander the Great In the 4th century BCE, Alexander the Great conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, reshaping the political and economic landscape of...

To our TGP readers: We had the honor and pleasure to speak with and interview Victoria White in October 2022. Victoria is a wonderful American, a committed mother, a victim of unbelievable police violence, and a beautiful person. Victoria was beaten over 40 times with open fists and sticks on January 6. Victoria White from Rochester, Minnesota attended the Stop the Steal rally in Washington DC on January 6th. Like many Americans that day it was her first time she ever visited Washington DC. She was excited to attend the rally and stand with President Trump at the Ellipse. What...

To block the health pass of adults over 65 years old if they do not take a booster dose of coronavirus vaccine six months and five weeks after the second dose decided by the Government of France. “On December 15, the health pass of adults over 65 who have received a second dose of vaccine more than six months and 5 weeks ago and who have not taken a booster dose will expire,” a spokesman said on Wednesday (10/11). of the French government Gabriel Atal speaking to Franceinfo after yesterday’s announcement by French President Emanuel Macron that the booster dose...

Has the sexual revolution been abandoned and replaced by loss of freedom for men?

The 1984 remake of the 1927 German film Metropolis included the song "Here She Comes," sung by Bonnie Tyler. The video for this music video comes from the TV show Alias. Please be warned, if you watch at work, that there are 4 underwear scenes.

The remains of a long-ago victim of the Graveyard of the Atlantic have been discovered on the beach off Corolla after this week’s rough surf. A pair of photos taken Thursday night show the remains of the wreck near Whalehead.

The Metropolis Emergency Management Agency Director, Keith Davis, has asked media to post the following voluntary evacuation order that has been issued for the City of Metropolis:

83 years after its Berlin premiere, "Metropolis" can finally be seen as Lang originally intended it. Well, almost. A restored version that incorporates over 20 minutes of newly discovered footage was screened last Friday at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Tickets to the gala, featuring the original score performed by a live symphony orchestra, sold out quickly. But throngs of cinéphiles braved subfreezing temperatures to congregate at Pariser Platz, where the film was beamed onto a screen set up at the Brandenburg Gate. Since the 1980s, there have been multiple attempts to reconstruct the film using imperfect sources. Until...

Last month we told you about people who stumbled upon their fortune. If you haven’t found your own copy of the Declaration of Independence or a few thousand Ancient Roman coins, let me give you a push in the right direction with these tales of lost treasures that are just waiting for you to find them. 1. The Lying Dutchman? Arthur Flegenheimer, who went by the alias “Dutch Schultz,” was a New York mobster during the 1920s and ’30s known for his brutality and hard-nosed business tactics. By the time he was 33, Dutch had taken on the Mafia in...

Teddy bears to calm kids Staff Report METROPOLIS, Ill.--More than 1,200 Russ brand teddy bears will be distributed to southern Illinois elementary school students to help them work through trauma from recent deadly tornadoes. "Each one has a printed message that says, ‘I'm your Angel Bear,’" said the Rev. Richard Keplinger, who was contacted by an anonymous donor and asked to distribute the bears. "We want to help the kids work through the emotions of fear and sadness. Not all of these children have been affected by the tornadoes, but they've seen the sights and they've heard people talking about...

We have it on good authority that Fritz Lang's restored version of Metropolis will finally reach DVD from Kino (here in R1) on February 18 as a special edition release. This is the new, German restoration that is currently making a tour the art house circuit. ----------------------------------------------------- Metropolis