Michael Wood explores the ancient sites that helped shape the history and culture of Pakistan and northern India. The Story of India: South India by Michael Wood Historic Figure: Mohandas Gandhi ...
Of the period his book covers, which is roughly the 3rd century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE, he writes: “What Greece was first to Rome, then to the rest of the Mediterranean and European World, ...
For example, one estimate is that one third of the Roman empire’s entire revenue was generated by taxes on trade with ancient India. Historian William Dalrymple’s latest book — The Golden ...
New research using ancient DNA is rewriting prehistory ... And on Twitter, several hugely popular right-wing "history" handles have long been attacking India's leading historians who have defended ...