The entire canon was supposedly compiled in the 5th or 6th century at a council held in Valabhi in Gujarat, presided over by Devarddhi Kshamashramana. 5. Other important Jaina literature includes ...

On the night of April 18, 1775, two lanterns lit the steeple of Boston ... Opinion: What I knew in 6th grade about America that many of us forgot We’ll honor the winner of Arizona’s America250 ...

The Achaemenid kings of Persia ruled between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C ... saw the might of Persia as a huge threat. For half a century they were engaged in the Greco-Persian wars ...

One of the world's oldest countries, its roots stretch back to the 6th century BCE, standing at the crossroads of empires—Persian, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman. Yet, through centuries of ...

According to legend, King Nebuchadnezzar II built these beautiful gardens in the 6th century BC for his wife, Amytis of Media, who longed for the lush landscapes of her homeland. Ancient writers ...

The impressive tunnel has been linked to the Tunnel of Eupalinos, a 6th-century BC aqueduct on the Greek island of Samos, which itself measures an impressive 4,285 feet in length. Artefacts found ...

This is accomplished through a detailed analytical presentation of two of the most significant classical strategic texts produced by ancient Chinese civilization: “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, who is ...

Thought to have gone missing during a Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem in the 6th century B.C.E., the Ark has been a coveted item among treasure seekers and archaeologists for centuries. Now, CIA ...

Beyond Epidaurus, the Theatre of Dionysus in Athens, carved into the Acropolis hillside, is considered the world’s first theatre, dating to the 6th century BCE. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, also in ...

On the evening of December 24 th, the city of Dexter’s will be lit up with paper lanterns. The workshop to distribute kits for these lanterns will be hosted at the City’s Department of Public Works at ...

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947 ... divide the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. On May 14, 1948, the State ...