IRAQ THROUGH THE AGES; From the dawn of history to tomorrow's headlines, the territory of Iraq has been the scene of more than its share of humankind's momentous events.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: February 9, 2003| Author: Black, Eric | Copyright information

Byline: Eric Black; Staff Writer

Iraq, which gave the world Saddam Hussein, is also the birthplace of writing, the plow and the first great code of law. It's also the birthplace of Abraham, father of the Jews and the Arabs.

In earlier epochs, the territory now called Iraq was the center of the greatest powers of the day. At other times it was conquered by Alexander the Great, ravaged by the Mongols and dominated by empires based in Persia, Turkey and Britain....

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