that Empire, the Cartographer's art achieved such a degree of perfection that the Map of a single Province occupied an entire City, and the map of the Empire, an entire Province. In time, these vast Maps were no longer sufficient. The Guild of Cartographers created a Map of the Empire, which perfectly coincided with the Empire itself. But Succeeding Generations, with diminished interest in the ...

In the first chapter, the author studies the concept of resurrection among Sadducees and Pharisees, using material from Josephus, the Gospels, Acts, and the Rabbinic literature to examine how each conceives the idea of resurrection and the symbolic boundaries through which its builds an identity. The second chapter analyzes the idea of resurrection among the first followers of Jesus including i...

this paper reviews the experience of persian designers and planners for creating the most livableand greenery capital city in the hole region of middle east throughout the 17th century. new concepts of urban greendevelopment emerged in that time. some of these ideas where extremely creative and vanguard from there era andstill some of them are the main theoretical basics of urban green planning...

From Farmers to Merchants: A Human Capital Interpretation of Jewish Economic History Since the Middle Ages the Jews have been engaged primarily in urban, skilled occupations, such as crafts, trade, finance, and medicine. This distinctive occupational selection occurred between the seventh and the ninth centuries in the Muslim Empire and then it spread to other locations. We argue that this tran...

Abstract Isfahan, the capital of Iran during Safavid period (1501–1736 CE), houses Ali Qapu Palace. It was constructed to be used as royal court and a place for settling affairs country. The palace built in five stages; final stage porch which contains pool at its centre. perimeter is made white marble, floor walls are covered with metal sheets marble attached. Today, dry exposed urban environm...