Well, that's better, 200 feet above the desert, face to face with the tomb of Darius. There's a lengthy inscription describing his benevolent rule, but it's the depiction of Darius himself that's so i...
The most spectacular reliefs of all are those decorating the staircase that leads to the Great Hall of Darius. Once a year, Darius would invite ambassadors from every nation within his empire to join...
Around 500 BC, this problem was particularly acute for one king above all. He'd taken control of a kingdom so large. It was the world's first empire. He needed to find a new way to impose his power ac...
What this individual had discovered was something that we today take for granted. Art, as personal adornment, enhances your status, it lifts you above your peers and our king was the first leader in B...
As they examined these more closely, they realized they were in fact ornaments, probably hair clasp s, and both beautifully crafted. They may not look very much now, tiny with just a very simple patte...
So what happened? How did imagery come to be used as a political tool? Well it's a process that happens at different times in various parts of the world. But in one of those parts, Britain, archeologi...
…advantage. With just 12 hours to go, they ordered the original stage to be ripped out and a brand-new one built in its place. What they came up with was a modern masterpiece. The president's team d...
New York September 2004, the race for the White House was reaching a dramatic climax. The candidates were neck and neck in the polls. Both were now desperate to seize any advantage over the other. Pre...
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The spectrum of love merges and focuses all of the arets of living. 爱的光谱汇合并且集中了所有生活艺术。 Friendship,awareness,happiness,all of the arts of the good life,are brilliant...
