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Richard Eaton: India’s self-destructive war on the deep roots of the Mughal Empire
In the pursuit of a historical fantasy, today’s rulers want to erase the reality that modern India would be unrecognisable ...
Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek historian, wrote about them
Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his thoughts about government into what historians call the “Constitutional ...
NCERT Class 8 Social Science book sparks royal outrage: Map ‘factually baseless, historically misleading,’ says Jaisalmer king
A map in NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook has drawn criticism from Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, King of Jaisalmer, ...
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Scientists Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World
One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.