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a rich land

a rich land soil deep and fertile with plentiful game, gold, copper and ivory to export.

A mighty city built from local granite with confidence and great skill. Trading links,

stretching around the world. Pottery from China and Persia, silver from Arabia,

described by Western explorers as a lost city, built on a beautiful plateau,

a sophisticated ancient empire, and a stolen history.

endeavoring to understand history in hopes of illuminating the future.

I'm Neil Oliver and this is my love letter to the world.

Hi Neil. In the last episode we travelled to Russia as it held an X-factor competition to choose its new religion.

Which moment in history are we heading to this week?

Yeah, morning Paul.

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