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Theoretically a Purana is supposed to deal with five subjects: (1) the creation; (2) re-creation, the periodical destruction and renewal of the worlds; (3) the genealogy of the gods and the ancient Rishis; (4) the great time periods, each of which has a primal ancestor or Manu; and (5) the history of the early dynasties which trace their origin to the sun or the moon.

A military fortification from the Viking Age may shed more light on the links between Zealand, ancient Denmark and the Jelling dynasty — as well as teaching us more about the period during which Denmark became Denmark,» says Holm.

Once the team discovered the link between volcanic eruptions and reduced Nile flooding, they turned their attention to more ancient times — specifically, to the period from 305 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E., when Greeks ruled a dynasty centered in Egypt.

Influenced by the vegetarian teachings in Buddhism, the Han dynasty (202 BCE to CE 220), roughly contemporaneous with ancient Rome, was the period in which the Chinese invented tofu and other fermented soy products that now are main part of the Asian diet.

Beginning with the fall of the Han in 220AD, Dynasty Warriors depicts the ancient Chinese era known as the Three Kingdoms period in which the factions Shu, Wei, and Wu are continually engaged in battle to determine the founders of the next Dynasty.

Last but not least is the story, those that have played a Dynasty Warriors game before will be aware of the Three Kingdom period in ancient China; where several warring factions are vying for control of the land.

Clearly, the contemporary art gallery's upcoming exhibition of ancient chinese wares, including a Shang Dynasty dagger and earthenware sculptures dating from the Han and Tang periods, points to schizophrenic programming.

Among them are an Egyptian lion - headed goddess from 664 - 30 BC, an ancient Chinese urn from the Liao Dynasty, and an eccentric Mayan flint from the late Classic period.

The second section of the exhibition, «To Learn is To Create,» showcases earlier works made between 1945 and 1954, a period in which Zao tapped diverse visual traditions and methods, ranging from European painters such as Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, and Paul Klee, to ancient Chinese bronze inscriptions, rubbings from Han - dynasty tomb decorations, and Tang - and Song - dynasty landscape paintings.