ผู้เขียน: Llewelyn Morgan

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The Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, carved in the sixth century AD, represented two aspects of the Buddha, universal and historical. In March 2001 the Taliban destroyed them. They were massive, 55 …

"Vivam" is the very last word of Ovid’s masterpiece, the Metamorphoses: "I shall live." If we’re still reading it two millennia after Ovid’s death, this is by definition a remarka …

"Vivam" is the very last word of Ovid’s masterpiece, the Metamorphoses: "I shall live." If we’re still reading it two millennia after Ovid’s death, this is by definition a remarka …

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as a mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Sho …

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Horace was one of the greatest poets during the reign of Augustus and is seen as a mark of cultural sophistication since this time. This Very Sho …

For 1, 400 years, two colossal figures of the Buddha overlooked the fertile Bamiyan Valley on the Silk Road in Afghanistan. Witness to a melting pot of passing monks, merchants, and armies, the Buddh …