https://aeon.co/essays/in-the-3700-year-footsteps-of-a-king-a-barber-and-a-slav… Created Thu, 09/02/2023 - 22:00 Updated Thu, 09/02/2023 - 22:00 Some 3,700 years ago, an enslaved girl, a barber, and a king crossed paths in a city by the Euphrates. This is their story - by Amanda H Podany Read at Aeon