The mysterious east. Basovskaya N.I.

For many centuries, the East has attracted the curious look of the European, the excitement of his imagination and mind. Why did the Persian king Xerxes decide to carve the sea? How did the famous Carthage commander Hannibal managed to cross the Alps on elephants? Who was Shimon Bar-Kokhba, the leader of the Jews, daring to rebel against the power of the Romans? What connected the Mongol Khan Khubilai with the famous traveler Marco Polo? How is the vassal of the Turkish Sultan, Muhammad Ali Egyptian, became the founder of modern Egypt? In the new book of Natalia Basovskaya The Mysterious East, the reader will be able to not only find answers to these questions, but also become a witness to the exciting adventures and fate of incredible people who once lived under the scorching sun of the East.