If there is a paradise on earth, Damascus must be in it.
If heaven were in the sky, Damascus would be as famous as it.
It has experienced the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, witnessed the Arab Empire era of the Omayyad Dynasty, and wandered around the history of Saladin's defeat of the Western Crusaders. There have been many owners here, and it has experienced the Babylonians, the Egyptians
The people, Hittites, Assyrians and Persians invaded and became the treasure of Alexander the Great. Pompey's Roman legions once came here, and the temple dedicated to Jupiter was built on the original site of the Hadad Temple. This ancient
The city was built with high walls. The Thomas Gate in the east still stands today. St. Paul once entered Damascus through the Caesar Gate to preach. Today, the most magnificent St. Paul's Church in the city still stands there.
Laura Crawford had been here before the war. She visited the National Museum of Damascus, went to St. Paul's Church, she saw the ancient city of Palmyra, and walked in the Umayyad Mosque. Richard Crawford
Jazz was once invited by the National Museum in Damascus to study artifacts from the Seleucid period. At that time, the young Laura Crawford also came here with her father to play, and met with the famous Syrian historian Khalid Al
Sade had exchanges. However, with the outbreak of the war and the rise of terrorist organizations, these places were never the same again and could never be restored. The city named "Satin" was burned by the war and the museum was forced to move
The collection was closed indefinitely. This completely shattered Laura's idea of searching for clues in local museums. She could only find ways to return to Europe and search for clues from cultural relics stolen by terrorist organizations.
She had never seen any religious paintings depicting angels wearing golden armor, but she happened to know a European art historian. This art historian was extremely knowledgeable in the art history of ancient Greece and the Middle Ages, and was knowledgeable about Baroque and Baroque art.
She knew Gothic architecture very well. Lara Croft only hoped that Salomon could help her identify what the golden angels on the murals were from the copied paintings and photos. After all, in the tenth century AD
It is almost impossible for an angel to appear in a Gothic patterned armor on a Byzantine mural. This is not historically accurate at all.
There is also the term "Holy Source" that no one knows. Laura thinks Salomon, the magician, may have heard of this name.
Fortunately she was on a private plane, otherwise she would not have been able to leave Syria.
Due to the war, most international airlines have suspended this route. Many airlines such as Emirates and EgyptAir have canceled flights to Damascus. British Airways also stopped flying to Damascus in May 2012, while Jordan
Royal Air Lines was grounded in July 2012. When she sat on the take-off plane, she could see the hardened aircraft shelters and artillery revetments in the south of the airport. Exhausted, she felt like the sound of artillery coming from the blurred skyline.
There was a rumble of thunder, but when I listened carefully I heard nothing.
She was worried that the Holy Trinity she met in the Tomb of the Prophet would come after her. The weapons Salomon prepared for her came in handy, but she did not carry many at the time and could not form a powerful force against the Holy Trinity.
counterattack. The captain hired with a lot of money listened to Laura's description very indifferently, and then drove the plane out of Damascus Airport. Then with the help of a certain program, he constantly changed the flight path very skillfully, and took the plane
The plane's path is lost in the chaos of Europe's short-haul routes.
Laura, who had slept on the plane, endured the pain and asked the captain. "I have participated in SAS before." The captain replied casually, "I guarantee that those people will never be able to track you, because now the plane has
The serial number has been changed, and it is a ghost plane that does not exist at all."
Salomon had left London long ago, and he was not in the United States. It is said that he went to outer space, and he did not know when he would come back. The beautiful witch directed her to Mount Athena to seek help from a Greek and Roman historian.
Unita said that she was Salomon's adoptive mother, who ran an orphanage and published a book. The reason why Salomon had such a deep knowledge of ancient Greek art and history was because his adoptive mother had such a deep understanding of him.
Received extremely strict family education.
"A man with marble powder on his hands is the sexiest." Bayonetta said with a smile, "He picked up a hammer and chisel before he was a teenager, and now this apartment is filled with his works. Whether it is plaster
Statues and marbles, paintings and drawings are all by him. You're sure to find what you're looking for there, Lara Croft."
Lara Croft, who was full of hope, was poured cold water on by Minerva, because the beautiful owner of the orphanage did not know where the patterns on the armor came from. But even so, Minerva still entertained her warmly.
With her, his words never left Salomon, and the topic also changed from art history to modern clothing. He took Laura to the mall when he didn't agree with her. Laura saw a lot of ancient Greece and Rome there.
Cultural relics from the period, but the urgent investigation process prevented her from staying in New York.
With her clues interrupted, Laura could only return to Crawford Manor in Surrey to reorganize her father's information and shift the center of the investigation to other places - if Laura found the Eternal City and Stephanie, she would
An astonishing fact. In the heavily protected basement deep in the Eternal City, there were a hundred golden armors. Various types of high-tech devices were installed in these golden armors. The patterns on the surface of the golden armors were similar to what she saw on the murals.
It arrived exactly the same.
She finally found the clue.
She discovered a strange cross in a book called the Codex Chronicles of Kitezh. The cross was exactly the same as the one she saw at the Tomb of the Prophet. It looked like a Celtic cross or a Jerusalem cross.
A combination with a Maltese dovetail cross. Laura is familiar with 450 types of crosses, but has never seen this kind of cross.
It is neither like the Orthodox cross nor the Presbyterian cross.
As for the legend of Kitezh City, it is even more confusing. It is said that after the Mongols conquered part of the Russian territory, Batu heard the story about Kitezh City and ordered his army to advance to the city. The Mongols soon
After the capture of Little Kitezh, Grand Duke Yuri was forced to retreat to a forest extending towards Big Kitezh. One of the captured prisoners told the secret passage to Lake Svetloyar.
After arriving in Batu, the troops of the Kipchak Khanate followed the prisoner's instructions and chased them to the city wall of Kitezh. To their surprise, the city had no fortifications at all, and the residents in the city did not even resist.
will.
They prayed fervently and begged God for salvation. After seeing this scene, the Mongols immediately launched an attack, but then they saw a large number of springs emerging from the ground around their army. The Mongols had to retreat and watch helplessly.
They watched the city sink into the water. The last thing they saw was the shining dome of the cathedral and the cross on it. Soon the city was completely submerged in the water, leaving only waves of endless lake water.
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Lara Croft, who was already obsessed with searching for ruins, decided to search for the legendary Kit City. She thought there would be the clues she wanted there. Of course, this idea was strongly opposed by her companion Jonah, because
This legend is so ridiculous that in Jonah's view, Lara Croft fell into the same situation as his father.
Jonah left angrily, but soon Laura no longer had to feel sad about her friend's departure.