Back in 411 BC, the Greek poet and playwright, Aristophanes, wrote Lysistrata, a comedy about a woman who rallies others in a ...

Mtskheta was once a key Silk Road trading hub and a holy capital city (Credit: Soumya Gayatri) We begin in the historic city of Mtskheta, the seat of the Georgian Orthodox Church since the 4th ...

Located on the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers, Mtskheta was a key Silk Road trading hub and a holy capital city. It was here that Saint Nino arrived in AD337 and eventually converted ...

The fashion designer, 50, donned a shiny ivory silk suit, which featured an oversized blazer and wide-leg trousers, skipping a shirt. She went with subtle jewelry, including silver hoops and a ...

Hellenistic Art and the Silk Road Arts, which deals with the dissemination and fusion of art, and which according to him, "traces Western classical art traditions from its Greek origins ...

Makassar ebony, khaya, shagreen, silk and ivory ; one original key // silk re-upholstered Makassar ebony, common holly, ivory and gilt wood Size: 71.5 x 98 x 53.3 cm. (28.1 x 38.6 x 21 in.) ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Stewart is coeditor of the fourth volume, From Apollo to Buddha: Hellenistic Art and the Silk Road Arts, which deals with the dissemination and fusion of art, and which ...

which visits the seven so-called “Stans,” and the Jewels of the Silk Road, which includes key Silk Road outposts like Bukhara, Samarkand and Khiva, the new Golden Eagle Silk Road Express will ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Residents chat as Greek forensics officers investigate at the entrance of a building following an explosion ...

Imagine wearing a sweater that monitors your health or even charges your phone during a run, all powered by an electricity-generating silk textile. Creating such clothing has been difficult because it ...