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Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, European countries have dreamed of uniting the continent again under one government. In no country was that dream held more dearly than Italy, where the ruins ...

The novels included cover an expanse of Arab history from ancient Libya and medieval central Asia, to 19th century Egypt, mid-20th century Syria and recent history in Iraq and Algeria. The works ...