Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

The figure of Chanakya looms large in traditional accounts of ancient India; a Brahmin sage-statesman, described as the ...

The ancient strategy resurfaced after Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan might need to respond militarily if China forced ...