The most spectacular reliefs of all are those decorating the staircase that leads to the Great Hall of Darius. Once a year, Darius would invite ambassadors from every nation within his empire to join...
Around 500 BC, this problem was particularly acute for one king above all. He'd taken control of a kingdom so large. It was the world's first empire. He needed to find a new way to impose his power ac...
What this individual had discovered was something that we today take for granted. Art, as personal adornment, enhances your status, it lifts you above your peers and our king was the first leader in B...
As they examined these more closely, they realized they were in fact ornaments, probably hair clasp s, and both beautifully crafted. They may not look very much now, tiny with just a very simple patte...
So what happened? How did imagery come to be used as a political tool? Well it's a process that happens at different times in various parts of the world. But in one of those parts, Britain, archeologi...
…advantage. With just 12 hours to go, they ordered the original stage to be ripped out and a brand-new one built in its place. What they came up with was a modern masterpiece. The president's team d...
New York September 2004, the race for the White House was reaching a dramatic climax. The candidates were neck and neck in the polls. Both were now desperate to seize any advantage over the other. Pre...
Buenos Aires, the Monumental Stadium. It was here that Argentina's decade of dominance began when it hosted the 1978 World Cup. But behind the confident spectacle of the opening ceremony, there was ne...
On the 22th of the June, 1986, in the Aztec Stadium, Mexico city. Argentina played England in the quarterfinal s of the World Cup. Only 4 years earlier, the 2 countries were at war over the Falkland I...
Brazil hosted the World Cup in 1950. It was perfect timing for a young republic eager to make a mark on the international stage. In Europe, the most significant days of the 20th century are the days o...
