Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little ...

city-building… brilliant scholarship, and technological innovation. It has come to be remembered as Islam’s ‘golden age’. This is the story of the Abbasid Caliphate. #EpicHistoryTV # ...

It was a perfectly round city, with all the important buildings in the centre. Situated between two rivers, it was also at the centre of the world's great trade routes and the caliph was therefore ...