Between c. 320 and 550 AD. The Gupta Empire included northern, central and parts of southern India. The achievements in art, architecture, science, religion and philosophy are well known in this period. Chandragupta I (320-335 AD) began the rapid expansion of the Gupta Empire and quickly established
Although his invasion and annexation of Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession had been formally recognized by the Peace of Dresden in 1745, Frederick the Great he knew it was just an armistice. In a confidential testament drawn up in 1752, he stated that since Austria was the country Pru
One of the most iconic corners of the Roman Forum is a fragment of the wall of a cella surrounded by five Corinthian columns that, supported on a podium, support the remains of a linteled entablature with frieze and architrave. It is what remains of the ancient temple of Vesta, which guarded the s
The Henry rifle, designed in 1860, is a North American breech-loading, manually repeating long gun:the shooter operates a trigger guard and the gun is ready to fire again. Reserve metal cartridges are contained in a tubular magazine placed under the barrel. A notable advance over contemporary rifle