Both sides open negotiations during the winter of 69-68 BCE with the Parthian king, Arsaces XVI, who is presently defending himself against a major onslaught from his rival Phraates III coming from Bactria and the far east.
The 'Uqaylids, descendants of the famous Bedouin tribe of 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah, had in the early 990s established themselves in Jazirat ibn 'Umar (now Cizre, Turkey), …
"History should be taught as the rise of civilization, and not as the history of this nation or that. It should be taught from the point of view of mankind as a whole, and not with undue emphasis on one's own country. Children should learn that every country has committed crimes and that most crimes were blunders. They should learn how mass hysteria can drive a whole nation into folly and into persecution of the few who are not swept away by the prevailing madness."
