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One of the interesting things that can be done when improvising over a major chord is to shift into the Lydian Mode. It's easy to do.

Definition of the glossary term Asia Minor

Modes allow a guitarist to create interesting harmonies. The modal progression method described in this article opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Coins have an ancient history: the first coins were minted some 700 years before the birth of Christ, in the ancient kingdom of Lydia (modern-day western Turkey).

Tracing its origins to the Old Testament Noah, Sardis became best known as the capital of Lydia and synonymous with gold and the greed of Croesus.

Creating the largest empire then known in history, Cyrus defeated the Assyrians, the Lydians, and the Babylonians, inaugurating 200 years of Persian rule.

Cyrus II founded the Persian Empire through strong personal leadership that demonstrated boldness, innovation, toleration, efficient organization, and wisdom.

Along with Ephesus and Pergamum, Smyrna represented one of the most beautiful ancient cities in the Roman Province of Asia following centuries of rebuilding.

On a sacred site near Miletus, the Temple of Apollo at Didyma brought pilgrims, hosted festivals, and dispensed advice from the oracle through the fourth century AD.

The history of money holds valuable lessons, but few money gurus ever consult it to seek answers to contemporary problems, thinking they are dealing with new situations

Original source documents can be very valuable in understanding the social and cultural habits of everyday life, but accuracy must be tested by corroborative sources.

Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid dynasty, which would later become known as the Persian Empire, one of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

Many people want to know what the Bible says about money, and few have really studied money in the Bible, specifically how people made money in Bible times.

Finally completed after four attempts, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is one of the most storied of all the seven ancient wonders.