**THE BIRTH OF AN EMPIRE** 👑

February 28, 202 BC

On this day, Liu Bang was enthroned as Emperor Gaozu, founding the Han Dynasty—a golden age that would shape Chinese civilization for over four centuries. Rising from humble peasant origins, this former rebel leader transformed into one of history's most influential rulers. The Han Dynasty established Confucianism as state philosophy, revolutionized governance through civil service examinations, and created the Silk Road, connecting East and West in unprecedented ways.

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THE FALL OF BAGHDAD

February 13, 1258 — the sky burns gold and crimson over the Abbasid capital. On the ridge, Hulegu Khan watches his Mongol horde descend upon the City of Peace.

Baghdad, jewel of the Islamic Golden Age, center of world learning, home to the legendary House of Wisdom where scholars translated Aristotle and preserved the knowledge of antiquity. Its libraries held a million books.

For forty days, the city fell. The Tigris ran dark — some say black with ink from books thrown into its waters.

An empire ended. A civilization changed forever.


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Wexner Center for the Arts to host spring exhibition Friday

The Wexner Center for the Arts will host an opening celebration for its spring 2026 exhibitions Friday at 4 p.m., featuring new artwork, talks with artists, film screenings and live jazz music.  The multi-gallery event will bring students and community members together for what organizers said is one of the center’s largest nights of the […]

The Lantern

Echoes of the Caliphate

Under a sky bruised by a burning sunset, the Mongol tides converge upon the great circular walls of Baghdad. The golden domes and turquoise-tiled minarets, once symbols of a flourishing Golden Age, now stand silhouetted against rising plumes of smoke and the glint of a thousand spears. It is a cinematic glimpse into the end of an era, mirrored in the dark, steady waters of the Tigris.

Commemorating the Siege of Baghdad, which concluded on this day, February 10, in 1258—a catastrophic turning point that marked the end of the Islamic Golden Age.

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