Podcasts about first emperor

The, "First Emperor," of China brought thousands of life-size soldiers with him into the afterlife. Why? Has this been done anywhere else besides China? Also, in a tomb mound near by lies an expensive mystery. Watch Strider's Special Makin' Memories Here! Sources: smithsonianmag.com, britannica.com, chinahighlights.com, wikipedia.org

The world was astonished when 8000 terracotta soldiers were unearthed in 1974 by Chinese farmers digging a well; the warriors opened a window to the first dynasty of China unlike anything seen before.Dan travels to the mausoleum of the First Emperor Qin Shi Huang in China to discover what this clay army and his enormous mausoleum can tell us about life in the court of the First Emperor. Dan also goes in search of the mass graves of the workers who toiled to their deaths to build the mausoleum and traces the chaotic fall of the Qin and how the Emperor's pursuit of eternal life led to a gruesome and premature death.This episode was produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore. The translator was Ellen Xu and the fixer was Chao.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up HERE for 50% off for 3 months using code ‘DANSNOW'.We'd love to hear from you - what do you want to hear an episode on? You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

Dan heads to China to discover the incredible story of Qin Shi Haungdi, the man who built the mysterious Terracotta Warriors, the Great Wall and founded China. Dan travels to the First Emperor's magnificent mausoleum complex in Xian, once the Ancient capital, to trace his rise to total power, conquering the neighbouring states to create one mighty Chinese Empire. Qin Shi Huangdi was as visionary as he was tyrannical, often remembered for his brutal punishment methods that enabled him to centralise power. He's also remembered for his obsession with immortality and the astonishing lengths he went to try and secure it...This is the first episode in a two-part mini-series. Part Two was released on Friday 23rd.This episode was produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore. The translator was Ellen Xu and the fixer was Chao.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign up HERE for 50% off for 3 months using code ‘DANSNOW'.We'd love to hear from you - what do you want to hear an episode on? You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

In this week's episode, we are moving from Mesopotamia over to China as we cover the period of the warring states, the first emperor of China, his quest for immortality, and, of course, his terracotta army. How was this game of thrones won when China was not unified? What secrets does his tomb hold? And did he consume mercury? These are The Dirt Diaries... Join Patreon with all your tomb mates and members of the restricted section for extra history, mythology, and archaeology content! patreon.com/TheDirtDiaries Follow me on social media: https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtdiaries_ https://www.instagram.com/dirtdiaries_/ Take a class, travel with me, and more! https://beacons.ai/dirtdiaries.tenn

The first emperor of the Aztecs altered the past and set the course for the future of an empire

Misha Glenny and Miles Warde head east to find out what is China and where it came from?

"The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided….” The First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, left behind him a monumental legacy: an Empire which would last millennia, the foundations of the Great Wall of China, and an eerie Terracotta Army - 8000 warriors who would protect the Emperor in the afterlife. His deeply autocratic reign, and the brutal tactics he used to conquer rival states and establish the Chinese Empire, have seen him cast as the archetype of the “bad emperor”. And when compared with Qin Shi Huang, Mao boasted that “when you berate us for imitating his despotism, we are happy to agree!”. But was Chinese unification under one empire inevitable, or did it need a ruthless figure to centralise power? And to what terrifying lengths did the first Emperor go to secure immortality…? Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the fantastical First Emperor of China - one of the world's most powerful and formidable rulers. From warring kingdoms and ruthless suppressions, to necromancy, mythical beasts, doom-ridden prophecies, and even 20th century Chinese Communism.  *The Rest Is History LIVE in 2024* Tom and Dominic are back onstage this summer, at Hampton Court Palace in London! Buy your tickets here: therestishistory.com Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 259 BC, a boy named Ying Zheng was born in the state of Qin in modern-day China.  He was born into the royal family of the kingdom and ascended to the throne at the age of 13.  For most people, becoming king would be the pinnacle of their achievements. However, this was not to be the case with the King of Chin. He would go on to achieve a status that there wasn't even a word for. Learn more about Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, his life, and his legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15.  Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts.  Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Platemark s3e41, host Ann Shafer talks with Susan Tallman, an art historian and essayist who co-founded the journal Art in Print and served as its editor for its entire run, 2011–2019. A regular contributor to New York Review of Books and The Atlantic Monthly, she has authored and co-authored many books, most recently No Plan At All: How the Danish Printshop of Niels Borch Jensen Redefined Artists Prints for the Contemporary World, as well as the new catalogue raisonné of prints by Kerry James Marshall. Ann and Susan talk about the word "original" as an unhelpful term to describe fine art prints, last summer's blockbuster Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Gerhard Richter's 2020 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the state of the state of the print world. In the end you'll understand why Susan loves ambiguity in art.  William Kentridge (South African, born 1955). Triumphs and Laments: Mantegna, 2016–17. Relief printed from 13 woodblocks and 1 linoleum block. Overall: 76 ¾ x 78 3/8 (195 x 199 cm.). Published by David Krut Projects, Johannesburg, South Africa. Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatises on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. 10-panel etching and aquatint from 50 plates. 93 1/2 x 173 1/8 in. (237.5 x 439.7 cm.). Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944). The Vampire, 1895. color lithograph and woodcut with watercolor [trial proof]. sheet: 38.9 × 55.7 cm (15 5/16 × 21 15/16 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Susan Tallman. The Contemporary Print from Pre-Pop to Postmodern. London and New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). Target, 1960. Lithograph. 12 1/16 x 12 3/16 in. (30.7 x 30.9 cm.); sheet: 22 13/16 x 17 13/16 in. (57.9 x 45.2 cm.). Published by ULAE. Museum of Modern Art, NY. Jasper Johns (American, born 1930). Target, 1961. Encaustic and newpaper on canvas. 167.6 × 167.6 cm. (66 × 66 in.). Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Susan Tallman. Kerry James Marshall: The Complete Prints. New York: Ludion/D.A.P., 2023. Vermeer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. February 10–June 4, 2023.   Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Allegory of the Catholic Faith, c. 1670–72. Oil on canvas. 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Woman with Pearl Necklace, c. 1664. Oil on canvas. 55 × 45 cm. (21 5/8 × 17 3/4 in.). Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin. Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675). Woman Holding a Scale, c. 1664. Oil on canvas. 42.5 x 38 cm (16 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.). National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Kouros, c. 530 B.C. Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor. National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C. November 19, 2009–March 31, 2010. Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588). The Wedding at Cana, 1563. Oil on canvas. 6.77  × 9.94 m (267  × 391 in.). Louvre Museum, Paris. Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588). The Wedding at Cana, 1563. Factum Arte digital copy. 6.77  × 9.94 m (267  × 391 in.). San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606–1669). The Hundred Guilder Print: Christ with the Sick around Him, c. 1648. Etching, drypoint, and engraving on Japanese paper. 280 x 394 mm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513. Engraving. Sheet (trimmed to platemark): 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (245 x 190 mm.). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Anonymous Andean painting hanging in Susan's home. Jan Wierix (Netherlandish, 1549–1615), after Martin de Vos (Netherlandish, 1532-1603). Annunciation, 1549-before 1585. Engraving. Plate: 265 × 197 mm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Gerhard Richter: The Birkenau Paintings. Met Fifth Avenue. September 5, 2020–January 18 2021. Credit: Charlie Rubin for The New York Times. Stanley William Hayter (British, 1901–1988). Père Lachaise from the portfolio Paysages urbains, 1930. Engraving and drypoint. Sheet: 283 × 381 mm. (11 1/8 × 15 in.); plate: 208 × 268 mm. (8 3/16 × 10 9/16 in.). Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. Edge of Visibility. IPCNY, New York. October 4–December 2018.   USEFUL LINKS Susan's website: https://www.susan-tallman.com/ Art in Print on Jstor: https://www.jstor.org/journal/artprint The Getty's Paper Project: https://www.getty.edu/projects/paper-project/ New York Public Library. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints, and Photographs. https://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/wallach-division/print-collection Factum Arte: https://www.factum-arte.com/pag/38/a-facsimile-of-the-wedding-at-cana-by-paolo-veronese  

A giant of Russian history, and a giant of a man. Peter the Great, standing at 6'8, established Russia as the world power that it is today and is famously one of Vladimir Putin's inspirations. He expanded Russia's borders, modernised the state, and built St Petersburg from a swamp. Yet with all this, he still found time for drunken debauchery of the most absurd level; he enjoyed dwarf-throwing, wheelbarrow racing, and creating the position of Archdeacon Fuck-Off for his ministers. Listen as William and Anita are once again joined by Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the quite unbelievable life of Peter the Great, the first emperor of Russia. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The gang fights Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor and the protector. Luci unloads, Moose goes out of limb, Michael whales on the boss. Moose is played by Ariya Norith Michael Michele Carmichael is played by Nick Lekansokas Luci is played by Kelli Berri Check out http://secondshotcity.com and email us at secondshotcity@gmail.com

Ryan speaks with Anthony Everitt about his book Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome, how Rome would have been different if Nero were free to become a musician, why Nero's overbearing mother contributed to his lack of moral compass, and more.Anthony Everitt is a British professor, author and historian of ancient Rome. His critically acclaimed books about Roman history include Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor, The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire, and The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization. He also publishes historical essays regularly in The Guardian and The Financial Times.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail

Livia Drusilla, the wife of the first Emperor in Ancient Rome is often demonised as a power hungry, wicked step mother, but was this really the case? Or is it just another case of the real story of women being erased from history?Click to join my mailing listIf you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a CoffeeWrite a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify.The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now available on Spotify and all of your music streaming services.Accompanying teaching resources for season 1-4 episodes can be found on my Amped Up Learning Store or on my Teachers Pay Teachers store.Contact: Twitter @HistoryDetect, Instagram @HistoryDetective9, email  historydetective9@gmail.comHistory Detective WebsiteAll  music written and performed by Kelly Chase.

For the fourth episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China and the new Qin Empire. After a stunning unification of central China, the new Qin empire seems unstoppable, tune in to experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the third episode of the History Machine Podcast on Chinese history, Cathal and Niall return to discuss the First Emperor of China. After a destabilizing Warring States Period in China, and a number of upsets for the Qin, a unification seems almost certain to form. Experience history, culture, war and more with help from the neural network AI: History.

In the strategy game Civilization VI, where players choose world leaders to be their avatar, Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor of China, has one goal in mind: building wonders (like the Great Wall of China). His workers can build wonders faster and more cheaply, and he hates leaders that build more wonders than he does. That largely corresponds to how people in the West think of the First Emperor: powerful, responsible for unifying China, despotic–and focused on building great works like the Great Wall and the Terracotta. Civilization VI isn't one of the many works detailed in Anthony Barbieri's most recent book, The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China (University of Washington Press: 2022). But it does explore the many ways the life of Qin Shihuang has been represented in books, historical works, mythology, political narratives, movies, tv shows and, yes, video games. We welcome Anthony back to the show to talk about the First Emperor, and how different writers, politicians, and producers portrayed the different aspects of his life. Anthony J. Barbieri-Low is professor of history at the University of California Santa Barbara. His book Artisans in Early Imperial China won top prizes from the Association for Asian Studies, American Historical Association, College Art Association, and International Convention of Asia Scholars. He is also the author of Ancient Egypt and Early China: State, Society, and Culture (University of Washington Press: 2021), which was also the subject of an Asian Review of Books interview last year. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at@nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

Join Michael and Charlie as they visit another Arcane Destination: the city of San Francisco, California, and the story of the United States' first and only emperor! Links:  The Emperor Norton Trust (external site) Through the Doors of Oblivion (Amazon) Emperor Norton's Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine (external site) Spike's Coffees and Teas (external site) California Historical Society (external site) San Francisco Public Library (external site) Upcoming Live Recordings: Arcana (Durham, NC - 9/29) Splatterflix @ Carolina Theatre of Durham (Durham, NC - October 7th-9th) Upstate Spirit Conference (Abbeville, SC - October 7th-9th) Ret-Con (Cary, NC - February 24th-26th, 2023) Follow us! AC Monthly Arcane Carolinas on Patreon Arcane Carolinas on Facebook Arcane Carolinas on Instagram Arcane Carolinas on Twitter Contact us! arcanecarolinas@gmail.com

Episode 27 - Erik teams up once again with the legendary Kory Torjussen (The World Is My Burrito) to talk about some Samurai lore! After conquering most of China and the Korean peninsula, Kublai Khan (the grandson of Genghis), set his sights on a small group of islands off the coast, assuming it would be a quick victory. The Mongol Invasions of Japan (of 1274 and 1281) would forever change the fates of both cultures... it would also go down in legend as one of the greatest epic fails in history - for both sides! Click here to check out Erik's original Epik Fails article! Also on this episode: Epik Wins of History: Nakano Takeko *and* Yasuke The Bracket of Fails: Alexander the Great vs Qin Shi Huang (the First Emperor of China) / Genghis Khan vs Napoleon Audio / Music Clips: "Ghost of Tsushima" (2020 - PS4/PS5), "Marco Polo" (2014, Netflix Series), "Mortal Kombat 11" (2019 - PS4, Xbox One, Switch) Outro Music / Segment Jingles by DeftStroke Sound! Listen to “A Brief History of the Samurai” by Jonathan Clements on Audible (click here for a free trial)! Follow / Message Us on Social Media: E-mail: ErikSlader@gmail.com Twitter: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsdotcom Instagram: @ErikSlader @EpikFailsofHistory All 4 EPIC FAILS books are now available on Amazon! (Get a free audio book on Audible at http://www.audibletrial.com/EpikFails) You can also support me here: BuyMeACoffee.com/EpikFails! This podcast is a production of the We Can Make This Work (Probably) Network follow us to keep up with this show and discover our many other podcasts - including: 2 Young 4 This Trek, Comic Zombie, and Podcasters Assemble! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello, sluts! Welcome to yet another week where Max scares the ever living sh*t out of us! On today's episode, Janey is going to tell us a Japanese tale "The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die", and Max is going to tell us all about the Russian figure, Father Frost. Alternate episode title: Frost Side Story. Check out these books and more on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Add beautiful books to your beautiful bookshelves, help us out, and help support your local bookstores! It's a win/win/win!Want to start your own podcast with YOUR best friend? We recommend trying Buzzsprout! Sign up and get a $20 Amazon giftcard!Janey's Sources:“Japanese Folktales: Classic Stories from Japan's Enchanted Past” Complied by Yei Theodora Ozaki National Geographic article about Qin Shi Huangdi “Is ‘Spanish Fly' really an aphrodisiac?”"The First Emperor of China who Died During His Quest Pursuing Immortality" article from Interesting Engineering. Qin Shihuang by Asiaculturaltravel.co.uk Max's Sources: "Russian Tales: Traditional Stories of Quests and Enchantments," illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova Free text of "Frost" from "Russian Fairy Tales" by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston A clip from Mystery Science Theater 3000's spoof of the film "Morozko" 

Introducing the first man who succeeded in unifying China through blood. Qin Shi Huang Di.  Find me on twitter: @BookDreamer01 @TVMovieMistress  Listen on: Libsyn | Stitcher | iheart radio | Apple Podcast | Spotify Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/tvmoviemistress/ Send feedback: tvmoviemistress@gmail.com Become a Patreon: Tv Movie Mistress YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/tvmoviemistress

After its initial discovery in 1974, the Terracotta Army became the unofficial eighth wonder of the world. Comprising an estimated 8,000 statue warriors buried as part of the First Emperor of China's tomb complex, experts are still unearthing its secrets. But what was the purpose of so many clay soldiers? How were they made, and by whom? And what do we know about the Emperor considered so important that his death demanded a project on this scale? This is a Short History of the Terracotta Army. A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. With thanks to Eugene Wang, Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University; and Andrew Bevan, Professor of Comparative Archaeology at University College London. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+, now available on Apple Podcasts. All shows are also available for free. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, press the ‘+' icon to follow the show for free. Exclusive! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/shorthistory Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao https://thechrisvossshow.com/the-chris-voss-show-podcast-zachary-ying-and-the-dragon-emperor-by-xiran-jay-zhao/ Subscribe to all of the top CEO's, newest authors and top journalists on The Chris Voss Show Podcast *SUBSCRIBE AT https://lnkd.in/gG34PtmJ Percy Jackson meets Tristan Strong in this hilarious, action-packed middle grade contemporary fantasy that follows a young boy as he journeys across China to seal the underworld shut and save the mortal realm. Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack's body and binds to Zack's AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack's mom's soul gets taken by demons. Now, with one of history's most infamous tyrants yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to heist magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth, all while learning to wield the emperor's incredible water dragon powers. And if Zack can't finish the mission in time, the spirits of the underworld will flood into the mortal realm, and he could lose his mom forever. #podcast #podcastshow #podcasts #book #author #books #reading #booklover #bookworm #read #chrisvoss #thechrisvossshow #interview

Chinese Revolutionary Forerunners We're going to go back into history and look at some of the precursors to revolutions that we'll be covering in our podcast. It wasn't like somebody woke up one day and decided to throw a nice revolution and the whole nation came, there are precedents in Chinese history for revolution. About the "Mandate of Heaven" In this podcast, we're just going to call it "political legitimacy." If a government figures out how to keep itself in power and address enough of the needs of the people to get them to go with it, then there you have it. Revolutionary Chinese Figures and Events Qin Shihuang: Ruler of Qin (247-221 BC), First Emperor of China (221-210 BC) Legalism school of thought, “burning of books and burying of scholars,” end of the “Hundred Schools of Thought” of the Warring States Period Great Wall Other public works, unified weights and measures, national road system, unified writing system Coming of Buddhism (100s AD) Buddhism challenged the, to that point, traditional structure of Chinese society. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong (814-846, contemporary of the Byzantines, early Islam) repressed Buddhism as un-Chinese. The inheritance of past revolutions conflicts with the inheritance of other revolutions down the years. Usurpation of Wang Mang (9-23 AD) The ruling dynasty slipped gears, some idealists found themselves in charge, tried some reforms, but ruling dynasty was restored Though the Han were eventually overthrown, the imperial system sustained. Dynastic Succession as Formalized Revolutionary Succession Each dynasty did things differently, it's not like it was one long sleepy succession of dreamy emperors, in America and Europe we just don't know anything about it. Dynastic succession meant refreshing in initiative, revolutions in policy. Cycles of division and then ultimate reunification: history established that China pretty much always “gets the band back together.” Yellow Turban Revolt (184-205 AD) At the end of the Han Dynasty, a weird religious cult took off, rebelling against the corruption in the imperial court. Some guy gets an apparition from a Taoist sage, then on the basis of his widespread popular support, decides to have a go at seizing the realm. In Chinese history, things like this are the opportunistic infections that strike as the political “immune system” falls apart. You see stuff like this toward the end of a dynasty. We're going to cover the Taiping Rebellion in more detail. Some Main Points Today's revolution inherits a lot of the furniture from the last revolution. So far, it seems that there being one unified China is the thing that keeps poking through any time of disruption, the warlords in the warlord era weren't starting something new, they were just protecting their slice of the pie. Introduction of new ideas and religions is going to shake things up, one possible hinge on which a revolution will turn. China's boundaries fluctuate through history, but China continues for, like, ever. What “should” China's boundaries be? History kind of solves that. If You'd Like to Support the Podcast Subscribe, share, leave a rating. THIS IS FREE! Give once, give monthly at www.buymeacoffee.com/crpodcast Subscribe to the substack newsletter at https://chineserevolutions.substack.com/ Also... Please reach out at chineserevolutions@gmail.com and let me know what you think!

Discovered by local farmers in 1974, the Terracotta Army is one of the most astounding archaeological finds on record. A piece of funerary art, dedicated to the First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang, it contains over 8,000 figures of soldiers, chariots, and horses. This week Tristan is joined by Dr Xiuzhen Li, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL, to discuss its origins, its possible Hellenistic influences, and what else we can learn from this incredible ancient wonder.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hithttps://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=PodcastTo download, go to Android or Apple store:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=UShttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247If you're enjoying this podcast and looking for more fascinating Ancients content then subscribe to our Ancients newsletter. Follow the link here:https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the World-Weary women regale each other with tales of immortality. Violet presents the case of the extremely powerful First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, whose fear of death led to an epic quest for an invisible wizard and the fabled Elixir of Life. Cassiopeia explains what happens when a self-proclaimed immortal messiah dies a violent death: we discover the Koreshan Cult and their leader, Cyrus Teed.

This week, Chris, James and Michael pay a visit to Qin Shi Huang, China's very first emperor. He unified ancient China, oversaw the construction of the Great Wall and commissioned the Terracotta Army, hoping it would protect him in the afterlife. But he was also a brutal tyrant who burned books, enslaved his enemies and castrated anyone who made him angry. The guy LOVED castration! Plus, in the intro: James makes a bid for a Guinness World Record, we discuss Shaq's stressful career as a commercial actor, and commence the official First Annual Evil Men Sexiest Voice Competition. Enjoy! Support Evil Men on Patreon for EXCLUSIVE bonus episodes and special treats. Follow Evil Men on Twitter and Instagram. And rate and review us wherever possible! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Steelmanning Divination, published by Vaniver on the LessWrong. [This post was primarily written in 2015, after I gave a related talk, and other bits in 2018; I decided to finish writing it now because of a recent SSC post.] The standard forms of divination that I've seen in contemporary Western culture--astrology, fortune cookies, lotteries, that sort of thing--seem pretty worthless to me. They're like trying to extract information from a random number generator, which is a generally hopeless phenomenon because of conservation of expected evidence. Thus I had mostly written off divination; although I've come across some arguments that divination served as a way to implement mixed strategies in competitive games. (Hunters would decide where to hunt by burning bones, which generated an approximately random map of their location, preventing their targets from learning where the humans liked to hunt and avoiding that location.) But then I came across this striking passage, and sat up straight: One performs the rain sacrifice and it rains. Why? I say: there is no special reason why. It is the same as when one does not perform the rain sacrifice and it rains anyway. When the sun and moon suffer eclipse, one tries to save them. When Heaven sends drought, one performs the rain sacrifice. One performs divination and only then decides on important affairs. But this is not to be regarded as bringing one what one seeks, but rather is done to give things proper form. Thus, the gentleman regards this as proper form, but the common people regard it as connecting with spirits. If one regards it as proper form, one will have good fortune. If one regards it as connecting with spirits, one will have misfortune. This is from Eric L. Hutton's translation of a collection of essays called Xunzi (presumably written by Xunzi, an ancient Chinese philosopher who was Confucian with heavy Legalist influences). The book was overall remarkable in how much of Xunzi's brilliance shone through, which is something I very rarely think about authors. (Talking to another rationalist who was more familiar with Chinese philosophy than I was, he also had this impression that Xunzi simply had a lot more mental horsepower than many other core figures.) By the end of it, I was asking myself, "if they had this much of rationality figured out back then, why didn't they conquer the world?" Then I looked into the history a bit more and figured out that two of Xunzi's students were core figures in Qin Shi Huang's unification of China to become the First Emperor. So this paragraph stuck with me. When Xunzi talks about the way that earlier kings did things, I registered it as an applause light and moved on. When he talked about how an important role of government was to prevent innovation in music, I registered it as covering a very different thing than what I think of when I think about 'music' and moved on. But when he specifically called out the reason why I (and most educated people I know) don't pay much attention to astrology or other sorts of divination or magic, said "yeah, those would be dumb reasons to do this," and then said "but there's still a reason", I was curious. What's the proper form that he's talking about? (Sadly, this was left as an exercise for the reader; the surrounding paragraphs are only vaguely related.) In his introduction, Hutton summarizes the relevant portion of Xunzi's philosophy: In this process of becoming good, ritual plays an especially important role in Xunzi's view. As he conceives them, the rituals constitute a set of standards for proper behavior that were created by the past sages and should govern virtually every aspect of a person's life. These rituals are not inviolable rules: Xunzi allows that people with developed moral judgment may need to depart from the strict dictat...

This week, we're discussing Joshua Norton, the First Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. Tangents include loud cars, our pets, and bridge names. Google Slides presentations: bit.ly/3wqVuhU

All That's Interesting. “Meet The Most Well-Preserved Mummy In Human History.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 28 Feb. 2020, allthatsinteresting.com/xin-zhui-lady-dai.China Travel Blog, director. Virtual Tour to Terracotta Warriors Museum-兵马俑-HD | China Travel Vlog. China Travel Blog, YouTube, 12 Oct. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRMRJxvQfyE.Gannon, Megan. “China's First Emperor Ordered Search For An Immortality Elixir .” Live Science , 27 Dec. 2017, www.livescience.com/61286-first-chinese-emperor-sought-immortality.html#:~:text=China's%20First%20Emperor%20Ordered%20Official%20Search%20for%20Immortality%20Elixir,-By%20Megan%20Gannon&text=The%20first%20emperor%20of%20China%2C%20Qin%20Shi%20Huang%2C%20wanted%20to,China's%20Xinhua%20news%20agency%20reported.Harris, Shannon, and Radu Alexander. Performance by Simon Whistler, Qin Shi Huang: The First Emperor of China, Biographics , 4 Feb. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2FUmD1pyVM.History.com Editors. “Great Wall of China.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 24 Aug. 2010, www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/great-wall-of-china.Katz, Brigit. “2,000-Year-Old Texts Reveal the First Emperor of China's Quest for Eternal Life.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 29 Dec. 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2000-year-old-texts-reveal-first-emperor-chinas-quest-eternal-life-180967671/.Minghua, Huang. “The 'Hundred Entertainments'; China's 2,000-Year-Old Tradition of Acrobatics.” UNESDOC, United Nations, 1988, unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000077031.Oliver, Mark. “How the Search for Immortality Killed the First Emperor of China.” Ancient Origins, Ancient Origins, 15 June 2018, www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/search-immortality-killed-emperor-china-0010207.Pham, Larissa. “Https://Www.theparisreview.org/Blog/2019/12/18/a-Figure-Models-Brief-Guide-to-Poses-through-Art-History/.” The Paris Review , 18 Dec. 2019, www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/12/18/a-figure-models-brief-guide-to-poses-through-art-history/.Tombs and Ancestors, The British Museum, 2000, www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/home_set.html.Translations, Day. “How Many Languages Are Spoken in China?” Day Translations Blog, Day Translations, 2 Sept. 2020, www.daytranslations.com/blog/languages-spoken-china/.YongYu, Lee. China's First Emperor - Qin Shi Huang The Dragon Emperor. Performance by Steven Kamer, China's Dragon Emperor: Architect of the Afterlife , Smithsonian Channel, 18 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg1SGA3zYx8. 

Rund 8000 Krieger stehen seit über 2000 Jahren unermüdlich Wache, um ihrem Anführer auch nach dessen Tod auf ewig zur Seite zu stehen. Die berühmte Terrakotta-Armee wurde für niemand geringeren als den ersten Kaiser Chinas geschaffen, Qin Shihuangdi. Ihm gelang es, im 3. Jahrhundert v. u. Z. die „streitenden Reiche“ zu vereinen und ein chinesisches Kaiserreich zu begründen, das über 2000 Jahre Bestand haben sollte und dessen Kerngebiet auch im heutigen China fortbesteht. Kaiser Shihuangdi herrschte gnadenlos, aber sehr erfolgreich – und setzte sich mit seinem Grab ein Denkmal, das eine Sensation auslöste, als die bis dato gänzlich unbekannten Terrakotta-Krieger nach über 2000 Jahren wiederentdeckt wurden… Das Folgenbild zeigt die Terrakotta-Armee via Wikimedia: By Maros M r a z (Maros) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2704700. ......... Werbung: Das Rad der Zeit, jetzt exklusiv bei Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Time-Season-1/dp/B09F59CZ7R ......... Literatur zur Folge: Bodde, D.: The State and Empire of Ch'in, in: D. Twitchett & M. Loewe (Hrsg.), The Cambridge History of China, S. 20-102, Cambridge 1986. Ledderdose, Lothar: Die Magische Armee des ersten Kaisers, in: C. Blänsdorf (Hrsg.): Die Terrakottaarmee des ersten chinesischen Kaisers Qin Shihuang = The Terracotta Army of the First Chinese Emperor, München 2001. Man, John: The Terracotta Army. China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation, London 2007. Portal, Jane (Hrsg.): The First Emperor. China's Terracotta Army, London 2007. Xi´an. Kaiserliche Macht im Jenseits. Grabfunde und Tempelschätze aus Chinas alter Hauptstadt, Ergebnisse der deutsch-chinesischen Zusammenarbeit im Kulturgüterschutz, hrsg. v. d. Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn/ Mainz 2006. ......... Unsere Quellen findet ihr hier, auf Instagram und auf unserer Website His2Go.de. Ihr könnt uns dabei unterstützen, weiterhin jeden 10., 20. und 30. des Monats eine Folge zu veröffentlichen. Folgt uns bei Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podimo und Instagram und bewertet uns auf Apple Podcasts oder über eure Lieblings-Podcastplattformen. Über einen Spendenlink auf unserer Website könnt ihr uns finanziell unterstützen, damit wir Literatur und neue Technik für den Podcast anschaffen können. Wir freuen uns über euer Feedback, Input und Vorschläge zum Podcast, die ihr uns über das Kontaktformular auf der Website, Instagram und unserer Feedback E-Mail: feedback.his2go@gmail.com zukommen lassen könnt. An dieser Stelle nochmal vielen Dank an jede einzelne Rückmeldung, die uns bisher erreicht hat und uns sehr motiviert. ......... Music from https://filmmusic.io “Sneaky Snitch” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Plain Loafer by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4223-plain-loafer License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this episode, I recollect visiting the Tomb of the First Emperor of China and the Terra Cotta Army in Xi'an China. In a direct way, I describe what it was like to visit a place with such historical significance and what one can take away. Please let us know what you think of International Immersion by emailing us at internationalimmersionpodcast@gmail.com or check out our Facebook Page "International Immersion" https://www.facebook.com/International-Immersion-103548421825305 or our Instagram page. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/international-immersion/message

In this episode, Richard takes a look at the life and legacy of Augustus, considered the first emperor of Rome, and applies lessons learned for leaders today.  DONATE: If you have enjoyed this podcast and want to support what we do, click here. RESOURCES: Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor by Anthony Everitt. Find it here. EVENTS: Upcoming BMI spiritual leadership workshops will be held online (Sept. 13-15, 2021) and in the Atlanta area (Oct. 21-23, 2021). Find more information or register here CONNECT: Follow Richard on Twitter. Follow Richard on Facebook. Read Richard's latest blog posts at www.richardblackaby.com. Follow BMI on YouTube.

Today's episode takes us into the depths of China, where we meet an Emperor and his army in death. Come along and discover what the First Emperor of China left behind in the form of his Terracotta Army.For exciting extras make sure to check out our website.And if you want to learn a bit more about the place, then head on over to the First Emperor's Mausoleum website.

The Chinese never called it "great" and still don't. In large part, it was the foreigners who taught the Chinese to elevate the Wall to a national symbol and object of pride. But should it be? Throughout Chinese history, since the First Emperor ordered the construction of what we now see as the first iteration of it, the Wall has been a Janus-like symbol representing both strength and tyranny. Perhaps that is simply the nature of walls: a contraption that keeps outsiders out must in some ways also constrain those within, whether physically or spiritually and intellectually, so that nowadays we speak of the "Great Firewall" of China.

Wang Miao enters the second level of the Three Body game and finds the inhabitants attempting a project of enormous scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor, did a lot of stuff. He burned books he didn't like and buried their authors alive. He ordered the construction of the Great Wall. He standardized the Chinese language. And he sought the elixir of immortality, believing that his dynasty ought to last for a thousand years.But in the end, death comes for us all, even emperors and empires...

As the soon-to-be Qin Shi Huang or First Emperor stood on the verge of total conquest of the Six Kingdoms, the crown prince of the Kingdom of Yan made a last ditch effort to stop him. He recruited a most unusual man and entrusted him with the mission of assassinating the would-be ruler of all that was under heaven. In the over 2,200 years since this most celebrated of assassination attempts, Jing Ke has become legend: one man with a dagger standing against the might of an empire. In the Chinese imagination, Jing Ke represents freedom from tyranny, even if tyranny ultimately won...

Today the Chinese Communist Party celebrated the centennial of its own founding. The CCP nowadays often identifies itself with Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor, for his record of reunifying China after a prolonged period of division. Never mind that his dynasty lasted all of 15 years; never mind that he is mostly remembered as a brutal tyrant.Moreover, although everyone knows that Qin Shi Huang reunified China in 221 B.C., no one is certain whether he was even his own father's son. And that was just one of the many scandals and palace intrigues of the Qin court during this period...

Students of Chinese history know that Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor and the founder of the Qin Dynasty, ended the Warring States Era and unified China in 221 B.C. But unification by the Kingdom of Qin could have, would have, and maybe should have happened four decades earlier. After launching a massive campaign in 262 B.C. against the neighboring Kingdom of Zhao, the Qin laid siege to the Zhao capital. It was poised to win dominion over the Central Plains.But, in that moment, three men--a butcher, a doorman, and a prince--faced the inexorable tide of history and said: "Not today."

Today we fill in the timeline from the First Emperor to the 10th. And surprisingly there isn't much known about these rulers. So here is the little that we know. ~~ Review us over on: Podchaser. Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at historyofjapan.co.uk Twitter: @japanarchives Instagram: @nexus_travels Facebook: @japanarchives ~~ Intro and Outro music by The Kyoto Connection available on the freemusicarchive. ~~ Written by Thomas and Heather.

Title: The Multiplicity of Energy Security Energy Security3, released bi-weekly Thursday, is the CGAI's podcast on all thing's energy security. Join our host Kelly Ogle as he and a diverse group of experts explore the three pillars that form the nexus of energy security in Canada: Energy, Economics, and Environment. On this episode, on the Energy Security3 Podcast, Kelly Ogle is joined by CGAI Fellow and Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa's Positive Energy Project, Michael Cleland, to discuss the multiplicity of energy security. Participant Bio: -Michael Cleland is a CGAI fellow and Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa's Positive Energy Project (https://www.cgai.ca/michael_cleland) Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle (host): President and CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (https://www.cgai.ca/staff#Ogle) What is Michael Cleland reading? Anthony Everitt, Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor, https://www.amazon.ca/Augustus-Life-Romes-First-Emperor/dp/0812970586 Recording Date: 4 February 2021 Energy Security3 is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Seth Scott and Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

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Join Asher, and his sister, Luxa, as they explore the life and times of China's first emperor; Qin Shi Huang. We'd love to hear your comments, concerns, angry rants etc. Check out our Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/adhochistory/

Welcome back to another installation of Pshht Themes, starring Erin and Brennan accompanied by all your favorite noises! Erin goes "whooo!" for jungles, Brennan mimics a kookaburra, and together they are siblings! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY?!?! Erin and Brennan get INTO IT! The Tomb of the First Emperor? Sutton Hoo? NO! It's all about a man who saves one or two items from a temple, then destroys the temple! Co-starring: Ivan Ooze, Gimli, and white washed Hollywood extras! The moral of the story? It's always patriotic to punch Nazis in the face. Warning, this episode starts with an expletive.

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One of the world's famous wonders, the Great Wall of China, attracts big flows of tourists every day. Its original builder is one of China's best-known figures dated over 2,200 years ago. He is known as the first emperor of ancient China—Qin Shi Huang. His dynasty lasted only 15 years, but the emperor achieved quite a few extraordinary achievements within that short period. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back! (again) Moving house is a challenge and I finally got internet again to record and get episodes out to you. So we are starting it all off with our first dive into the first Emperor or Japan, Emperor Jimmu. And today from Heather we have our last Senryu for a while, from someone known as Chouroku. ~~ Review us over on: Podchaser. Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at historyofjapan.co.uk Twitter: @japanarchives Instagram: @nexus_travels Facebook: @japanarchives ~~ Intro and Outro music by The Kyoto Connection available on the freemusicarchive. ~~ Written by Thomas and Heather.

This episode is talking about one of the most important historical figures in Chinese history-Qinshihuang. He was the first emperor in Chinese history. This is a very good resource for AP Mandarin Cultural presentation. Script： 秦始皇 By Xuemei Li (Copyright Reserved) 秦始皇，原名赢政，出生于赵国的首都邯郸，是中国历史上最著名的政治家和改革家之一。秦始皇是中国历史上第一个皇帝。秦始皇继承王位的时候正是中国的春秋战国时期，那时候各国之间的斗争非常激烈。秦始皇积极推行统一战略，用了大约不到十年时间兼并了六国，把中国带入君主专制的封建社会时代。秦始皇统一中国有利于人民生活的安定和社会的发展。完成统一大业后，秦始皇按照法家的思想治理国家。他废除了分封制，实行郡县制，建立了一套对后世影响深远的封建专制的政治体制。他还陆续统一了货币、度量衡和文字，促进了秦国国内经济的发展和文化的交流。但是，秦始皇使用非常严酷的法律和暴力的惩罚手段来约束和控制人民。这样的严刑苛政不仅给人民带来了沉重的灾难，而且严重破坏了当时秦国生产力的发展。为了防止匈奴的入侵，秦始皇还派人修建了如今举世闻名的长城。虽然修建长城耗费了大量的财力物力，以及加重了老百姓的负担，但在当时的历史条件下，确实起到了阻止敌人入侵的积极作用。除此之外，他还派大量的人，为自己建造了世界上最大、最壮观的皇家陵墓，这个陵墓就是现在最著名的秦始皇陵兵马俑。如果你去西安，你一定要去参观一下秦始皇陵兵马俑。 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learnmandarinwithlilaoshi/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learnmandarinwithlilaoshi/support

In 221 BC, after a swift and brutal campaign of reunification, the king of the Qin nation declared himself sole ruler over the lands that would later become modern-day China. Giving himself the title of Shi Huangdi, or “First Emperor”. For nearly two thousand years a majority of the records and descriptions the world had of the first emperor of China were from sources 100 years after his rise to power and rule. An entire era lost to time. But from one of the most referenced texts from the dynasty that followed the Qin, the Han dynasty, there was the description of the First Emperor’s lost tomb. A magnificent complex and structure unmatched by anything in the known world. Rivers of flowing mercury, torches fed by mermaid oil, treasures gathered from all the corners of the realm to be laid with the first Emperor. Once thought only to exist in legend, it wouldn't be until 1974 that villagers digging wells would uncover lifelike clay warriors buried in the earth that would point to the lost tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This case file, join the Theorists as they get their hands on a whole lotta’ terracotta within...The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang Support on Pateon and get access to extended afterhours recordings of every episode, bonus episodes, discord access, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alientheoriststheorizing/message

The first Emperor of China; the "Dragon King–" the man who unified China, inspired the Great Wall, and is guarded by 8,000 terracotta warriors. Episode 22

Bibliography Chang, Chun-shu. 2007. The Rise of the Chinese Empire: Nation, State, & Imperialism in Early China, Ca. 1600 B.C. - A.D. 8. Vol. 1. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Clements, Jonathan. 2006. The First Emperor of China. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. Lewis, Mark Edward. 2010. The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Li, Su. 2018. The Constitution of Ancient China. Edited by Zhang Yongle and Daniel A. Bell. Translated by Edmund Ryden. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Man, John. 2007. The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation. London, UK: Bantam Press. Qian, Sima, and Raymond Dawson. 2007. The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Sanft, Charles. 2008. “Progress and Publicity in Early China: Qin Shihuang, Ritual, and Common Knowledge.” Journal of Ritual Studies 22 (1): 21–37. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44368779?seq=1. Sanft, Charles. 2014. Communication and Cooperation in Early Imperial China: Publicizing the Qin Dynasty. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Shang, Yang. 2017. The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China. Edited by Yuri Pines. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Shi, Jie. 2014. “Incorporating All For One: The First Emperor's Tomb Mound.” Early China 37. https://doi.org/10.1017/eac.2014.14 . Twitchett, Denis, and John K. Fairbank, eds. 1986. The Cambridge History of China Volume 1: The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 B.C.-A.D. 220. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Willis, John E. 1994. “The First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shihuang).” In Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History, 33–50. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Xueqin, Li. 1985. “Qin After Unification.” In Eastern Zhou and Qin Civilizations, translated by K. C. Chang, 240–62. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Bibliography Boesche, Roger. 2008. “Kautilya's ‘Arthashastra' and the Legalism of Lord Shang.” Journal of Asian History 42, no. 1: 64-90. www.jstor.org/stable/41933478. Fields, Lanny B. 1983. “The Legalists and the Fall of Ch'in: Humanism and Tyranny.” Journal of Asian History 17: 1-39. www.jstor.org/stable/41930504. Goldin, Paul R. 2011. “Persistent Misconceptions About Chinese ‘Legalism.'” Journal of Chinese Philosophy 38, no. 1: 88–104. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6253.2010.01629.x. Hsiao, Kung-chuan. 1979. “Lord Shang and Han Fei Tzu.” In History of Chinese Political Thought, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Sixth Century, A.D.: 368–424. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Lewis, Mark Edward. 2010. The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Man, John. 2007. The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation. London, UK: Bantam Press. Qian, Sima. 1993. Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty. Translated by Burton Watson. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. Qian, Sima, and Raymond Dawson. 2007. The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Yang, Shang. 2017. The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China. Edited by Yuri Pines. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

Join host Greg Jenner and travel back over 2,000 years to meet the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. Learn all about the discovery of his world famous Terracotta Army, the fierce lengths he went to in order to unify China and why he was so fixated on discovering the secret to eternal life. Presented by Greg Jenner Produced by Abi Paterson Script by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch and Emma Nagouse Historical consultant: Dr Leon Rocha A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4

Bibliography Clements, Jonathan. 2006. The First Emperor of China. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. Li, Su. 2018. The Constitution of Ancient China. Edited by Zhang Yongle and Daniel A. Bell. Translated by Edmund Ryden. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Man, John. 2007. The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation. London, UK: Bantam Press. Qian, Sima, and Raymond Dawson. 2007. The First Emperor: Selections From the Historical Records. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Sanft, Charles. 2014. Communication and Cooperation in Early Imperial China: Publicizing the Qin Dynasty. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. Sanft, Charles. 2008. “Progress and Publicity in Early China: Qin Shihuang, Ritual, and Common Knowledge.” Journal of Ritual Studies 22 (1): 21–37. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44368779?seq=1. Shi, Jie. 2014. “Incorporating All For One: The First Emperor's Tomb Mound.” Early China 37. https://doi.org/10.1017/eac.2014.14 . Twitchett, Denis, and John K. Fairbank, eds. 1986. The Cambridge History of China Volume 1: The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 B.C.-A.D. 220. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Willis, John E. 1994. “The First Emperor of Qin (Qin Shihuang).” In Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History, 33–50. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Xueqin, Li. 1985. “Qin After Unification.” In Eastern Zhou and Qin Civilizations, translated by K. C. Chang, 240–62. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

嬴秦氏，始兼併。傳二世，楚漢爭。 高祖興，漢業建。至孝平，王莽篡。 光武興，為東漢。四百年，終於獻。 魏蜀吳，爭漢鼎。號三國，迄兩晉。 嬴秦氏，始兼并。传二世，楚汉争。 高祖兴，汉业建。至孝平，王莽篡。 光武兴，为东汉。四百年，终于献。 魏蜀吴，争汉鼎。号三国，迄两晋。 Yíng qín shì, shǐ jiānbìng. Chuán èr shì, chǔ hàn zhēng. Gāozǔ xīng, hàn yè jiàn. Zhì xiàopíng, wángmǎng cuàn. Guāngwǔ xīng, wéi dōnghàn. Sìbǎi nián, zhōngyú xiàn. Wèi shǔ wú, zhēng hàn dǐng. Hào sānguó, qì liǎngjìn. ------------------------------------------------------------------ At the end of the Warring States period. the State of Qin merged all the other six states and unified the country. Ying Zheng became the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty and entitled himself "Shi Huangdi" (the First Emperor). The tyranny of Ying Zheng and his son, the second ruler of Qin, led to the country's chaotic state. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, therefore, rose up in rebellion against the Qin Dynasty and overthrew the tyranny. Both wanted the throne. Liu Bang (ruler of the Han State) and Xiang Yu (ruler of the Chu State) then started the well-known war between the Chu and Han, which ended with Liu's victory. As a result, Liu Bang became Emperor Gaozu, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty (also known as the Western Han Dynasty). Two hundred years later, Wang Mang usurped the throne which had come to the reign of Emperor Xiaoping. Liu Xiu, also known as Emperor Guangwu, arose and overthrew the rule of Wang Mang later. He restored the dynastic title of Han and chose Luoyang City as the capital. From then on, the history of China entered the period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Together, the Western and Eastern Han dynasties lasted for more than four hundred years. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three states, Wei, Shu, and Wu started to fight for the throne of Emperor Xian. They were called the "Three Kingdoms" and this was the Period of the Three Kingdoms. Sima Yan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Wei later defeated the other two kingdoms, established the Jin Dynasty and unified the country. The Jin Dynasty was also divided into two periods, the Western Jin and the Eastern Jin. ＜ Explanation in simplified＞⁣　 战国末年，秦王嬴政兼并六国，统一了天下，自称「始皇帝」。他施行暴政，皇位传到第二代时引起天下大乱，刘邦、项羽兴兵起义，秦朝灭亡。随后楚王项羽和汉王刘邦展开争夺，最后汉高祖刘邦获胜，建立汉 朝，史称西汉。西汉传至孝平帝时，外戚王莽篡取了帝位。之后，汉光武帝刘秀推翻王莽政权，中兴汉室，在洛阳建都，称为东汉。两汉共历四百多年，到东汉末年汉献帝时灭亡，天下形成魏蜀吴三国三足鼎立的局面，历史上称为三国时代，直到司马炎灭三国，建立晋朝，天下才再度统一。晋朝又分西晋和东晋。 ＜ Explanation in traditional＞⁣ 戰國末年，秦王嬴政兼併六國，統一了天下，自稱「始皇帝」。他施行暴政，皇位傳到第二代時引起天下大亂，劉邦、項羽興兵起義，秦朝滅亡。隨後楚王項羽和漢王劉邦展開爭奪，最後漢高祖劉邦獲勝，建立漢 朝，史稱西漢。西漢傳至孝平帝時，外戚王莽篡取了帝位。之後，漢光武帝劉秀推翻王莽政權，中興漢室，在洛陽建都，稱為東漢。兩漢共歷四百多年，到東漢末年漢獻帝時滅亡，天下形成魏蜀吳三國三足鼎立的局面，歷史上稱為三國時代，直到司馬炎滅三國，建立晉朝，天下才再度統一。晉朝又分西晉和東晉。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to leave a message, thought, suggestion, feedback to me. 如果你对内容有任何问题，想法，建议，都可以留言给我 https://open.firstory.me/story/ck9v7bjsoqivi0873td4ux1gc?m=comment It would be a big help if you kindly support my channel with a cup of coffee 欢迎买杯咖杯赞助我的频道，你的小小支持是我的大大帮助 ☕ https://pay.firstory.me/user/taiwanaccent Powered by Firstory Hosting

After unifying the "Warring States" the first emperor of China turned his attention to an even more lofty goal: becoming an immortal. When describing the first emperor the ancient sources paint a picture of man consumed by narcissism and paranoia. We're told that in his quest to defy death the first emperor put his trust in shady magicians and smooth talking charlatans. Did the hunt for eternal life actually kill China's first emperor? Tune in and find out how the strongest man in China, a sea monster, and a conspicuously good lute player all play a roll in the story.  Buy T-shirts, mugs, and even face masks here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/our-fake-history?ref_id=9701 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After unifying the "Warring States" the first emperor of China turned his attention to an even more lofty goal: becoming an immortal. When describing the first emperor the ancient sources paint a picture of man consumed by narcissism and paranoia. We're told that in his quest to defy death the first emperor put his trust in shady magicians and smooth talking charlatans. Did the hunt for eternal life actually kill China's first emperor? Tune in and find out how the strongest man in China, a sea monster, and a conspicuously good lute player all play a roll in the story.  Buy T-shirts, mugs, and even face masks here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/our-fake-history?ref_id=9701 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bibliography Foster, Benjamin R. The Age of Agade: Inventing Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia. London, UK: Routledge, 2016. Mark, Joshua J. “Sargon of Akkad.” Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, September 2, 2009. https://www.ancient.eu/Sargon_of_Akkad/. McIntosh, Jane R. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005. Melville, Sarah C. and Susan Tower Hillis. A Companion to the Ancient Near East. Edited by Daniel C. Snell. 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020. Nardo, Don. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesopotamia. Edited by Robert B. Kebric and Elizabeth Des Chenes. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Postgate, J.N. Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History. London, UK: Routledge, 2015. Rattini, Kristin Baird. “Meet the World's First Emperor.” Meet the World's First Emperor. National Geographic, June 18, 2019. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/people/reference/king-sargon-akkad/.

In Chinese folklore the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, is never presented as a hero. Instead he is always presented as villain who is undone by his own arrogance and impiety. He is often introduced in folk tales as the "Wicked Emperor Qin Shi Huang". However, historians believe that many of the most salacious stories about China's first emperor may have been exaggerated or invented by later writers who did not care for his preferred philosophy. Has one of China's most significant figures been the victim of fake history? Tune in and find out how ghost tablets, huge dongs, and a philosophy more Machiavellian than Machiavelli all play a role in the story.    

In Chinese folklore the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, is never presented as a hero. Instead he is always presented as villain who is undone by his own arrogance and impiety. He is often introduced in folk tales as the "Wicked Emperor Qin Shi Huang". However, historians believe that many of the most salacious stories about China's first emperor may have been exaggerated or invented by later writers who did not care for his preferred philosophy. Has one of China's most significant figures been the victim of fake history? Tune in and find out how ghost tablets, huge dongs, and a philosophy more Machiavellian than Machiavelli all play a role in the story.     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you were going to make a list of the most historically influential people to have have ever lived, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, should probably be in the top 10. In the mid 2nd century BC, the ruler of the State of Qin embarked on series of conquests that would unite China after centuries of discord. But despite this impressive achievement, the first emperor has been saddled with a particularly nasty historical reputation. Even the ancient Chinese historians did not remember him fondly. Does he really deserve this vicious reputation, or has he been the victim of fake history? Tune-in and find out how a scheming merchant, a castrated historian, and 8000 clay soldiers all play a role in the story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you were going to make a list of the most historically influential people to have have ever lived, Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, should probably be in the top 10. In the mid 2nd century BC, the ruler of the State of Qin embarked on series of conquests that would unite China after centuries of discord. But despite this impressive achievement, the first emperor has been saddled with a particularly nasty historical reputation. Even the ancient Chinese historians did not remember him fondly. Does he really deserve this vicious reputation, or has he been the victim of fake history? Tune-in and find out how a scheming merchant, a castrated historian, and 8000 clay soldiers all play a role in the story.

Hello Internet! This week's episode is all about JOSHUA NORTON!  Emperor Norton as he came to be known was a beloved public figure in 1800s San Francisco. Trust us, this is a fun one! Please enjoy and be sure to share with a friend!

The Qin dynasty ([tɕʰín] Chinese: 秦朝; pinyin: Qíncháo; Wade–Giles: Chʻin²-chʻao²) was the first dynasty of Imperial China,[2] lasting from 221 to 206 BC. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), the dynasty was founded by Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of Qin. The strength of the Qin state was greatly increased by the Legalist reforms of Shang Yang in the fourth century BC, during the Warring States period. In the mid and late third century BC, the Qin state carried out a series of swift conquests, first ending the powerless Zhou dynasty, and eventually conquering the other six of the Seven Warring States. Its 15 years was the shortest major dynasty in Chinese history, consisting of only two emperors, but inaugurated an imperial system that lasted from 221 BC, with interruption and adaptation, until 1912 AD. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vegansteven/message

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On Episode 103 of The Edge of Innovation, we're talking with professional photographer, Arthur Morris, about the best camera systems & equipment that he uses! Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYBVK2Zko_sZruK_9QgR5FQ Read the Blog Posts Here: https://saviorlabs.com/the-best-camera-systems-equipment-from-a-professional-photographer/ https://paulparisi.com/2019/10/29/the-best-camera-systems-equipment-from-a-professional-photographer/ Show Notes: Watch This Episode of The Edge of Innovation on Our YouTube Channel Here: https://youtu.be/l3dGrUIMVyo Arthur Morris' Website: Birds As Art: https://www.birdsasart.com Arthur Morris' Photography Blog: https://www.birdsasart-blog.com The Birds As Art Photography Store Online: https://birdsasart-shop.com About Arthur Morris: https://www.birdsasart.com/about.html Living The Dream As a Nature Photographer - A Previous Podcast With Arthur Morris: https://saviorlabs.com/living-the-dream-as-a-nature-photographer-with-arthur-morris The Art Of Bird Photography - A Previous Podcast With Arthur Morris: https://saviorlabs.com/the-art-of-bird-photography-with-arthur-morris The Business of Birding - A Previous Podcast With Arthur Morris: https://saviorlabs.com/the-business-of-birding-how-to-make-money-as-a-bird-photographer YouTube Video - Canon: Bird Photography with Arthur Morris: Arthur's Gear Bag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6UqIYh-OA Sony 600-mm Super-telephoto Lens: https://www.sony.com/electronics/camera-lenses/sel600f40gm α7R III 35 mm Full-frame Camera with Autofocus: https://www.sony.com/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-7rm3 I Was Thinking of Selling My Sony Gear - Blog Post By Arthur Morris: https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2019/04/29/i-was-thinking-of-selling-my-sony-gear Just Lucky Duckie and My First Day With Sony - Blog Post By Arthur Morris: https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2019/01/27/just-lucky-duckie-and-my-first-day-with-sony A Life-changer! The FlexShooter Pro Tripod Head: http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2019/04/30/a-life-changer-the-flexshooter-pro-tripod-head Capture One - The Complete Photo Editing Software Solution that Arthur Morris Uses: https://www.captureone.com/en Why Delkin Cards? - Blog Post By Arthur Morris: https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2019/07/29/why-delkin-cards Quark Expeditions - Arctic & Antarctic Expedition Cruises: https://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en Quark Expeditions's polar-class icebreaker: The Kapitan Khlebnikov: https://www.quarkexpeditions.com/en/our-ships/kapitan-khlebnikov Home From the Sea Ice. The First Emperor. And Did We Make it to the Exalted Penguin Colony by Icebreaker and Helicopter? Blog Post by Arthur Morris: https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/11/02/home-from-the-sea-ice-the-first-emperor-and-did-we-make-it-to-the-exalted-penguin-colony-by-icebreaker-and-helicopter Bucket List Sea Ice Expedition: Beyond Success - Blog Post by Arthur Morris: http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2018/11/04/bucket-list-sea-ice-expedition-beyond-success Birdphotographers.net - Educational Website by Arthur Morris: http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/content.php Photofolio - Websites for Professional Photographers: https://www.photofolio.com Contact SaviorLabs Here: http://bit.ly/2ogpwXO Many Thanks Our Sponsor - SaviorLabs – offering Managed IT Services, Application Development and Website Design and Marketing. Call them today at 978-223-2959 or visit https://www.saviorlabs.com

The tale of the man who was almost Caesar, the man who some call "Rome's First Emperor", Pompey Magnus, or Pompey the Great.

Visiting the Great Wall of China is a bucket list item for many people. This man-made structure runs west to east across northern China for 13,171 miles. Construction began with the First Emperor of China over two thousand years ago. Building would continue for centuries with most of the work being done during the Ming Dynasty and actually, most of the original wall no longer exists. Thousands of people died while building the Wall and many died in battles near and on the Wall. This much death seems to have lead to paranormal activity. The Wall is said to be the most haunted structure in China. There are many ghosts seen here. Join me as I explore the history and hauntings of the Great Wall of China! Moment in Oddity was suggested by Pat Clifford and features Sarah's Grave and This Month in History was suggested by Johnny Marvin Allen and features the murder of Stringbean Akeman. Our location was suggested by Katrina Ray-Saulis. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2018/11/ep-282-great-wall-of-china.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music: Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (Moment in Oddity) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (This Month in History) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription. China Girl by 5 Alarm Music on the Worldwide Lounge Album

Pauline Dakin spent her childhood on the run. Sally Bayley grew up in a house where men were forbidden and a charismatic leader ruled. They compare notes with presenter Matthew Sweet. New Generation Thinker Iain Smith discusses his research into the history of a film known as the Turkish Star Wars. Plus Canadian poet Gary Geddes on his poem sequence The Terracotta Army. And the pioneering Hungarian photographer László Moholy-Nagy and the birds eye view images which he created. Sarah Allen, co-curator of a new exhibition at Tate Modern discusses his impact.Girl with Dove: A Childhood Spent Graphically Reading by Sally Bayley is out now. Pauline Dakin's memoir is called Run, Hide, Repeat. Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saved the World) is the title of a 1982 Turkish science fantasy adventure film which is also described as Turkish Star Wars. Gary Geddes is the author of poetry collections including The Terracotta Army and War & Other Measures and his non-fiction books include Medicine Unbundled: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care. He is talking at Birmingham, Liverpool and Oxford universities and University College London. China's First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors is an exhibition running at the World Museum Liverpool until October 28th 2018. Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art runs at Tate Modern until October 14th 2018. Producer: Fiona McLean

One of our docents, Helen Rindsberg, takes Russell on a tour of the new special exhibition, Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China. Hosted by Russell Ihrig. For more info and other programs, visit: www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org Theme song: Offrande Musicale by Bacalao Take our survey: bit.ly/ArtPalaceSurvey

The Shape of Water leads this year's Oscars race with 13 nominations. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, it's an other-worldly fairy tale about a mute cleaner (Sally Hawkins) who falls in love with an alien-like creature imprisoned at the high-security laboratory where she works. Mark Eccleston reviews. As a blockbuster exhibition of the Terracotta Warriors opens at the World Museum in Liverpool, featuring objects from the burial ground of China's First Emperor never before seen in this country, Samira is joined by Fiona Philpott, Director of Exhibitions and Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology magazine.Samira is joined by another Samira Ahmed, an American writer whose latest book - Love, Hate & Other Filters - is a coming of age novel about an Muslim teenager coping with Islamophobia in her small town. As the latest series gathers momentum, Louis Wise explores the television phenomenon that is RuPaul's Drag Race, the American reality show where drag queens compete against each other to win the crown, Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser.

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, is located in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province of China. This mausoleum was constructed over 38 years, from 246 to 208 BC, and is situated underneath a 76-meter-tall tomb mound shaped like a truncated pyramid. The layout of the mausoleum is modeled on the Qin capital Xianyang, divided into inner and outer cities. The circumference of the inner city is 2.5 km (1.55 miles) and the outer is 6.3 km (3.9 miles). The tomb is located in the southwest of the inner city and faces east. The main tomb chamber housing the coffin and burial artifacts is the core of the architectural complex of the mausoleum.The tomb itself has not yet been excavated. Archaeological explorations currently concentrate on various sites of the extensive necropolis surrounding the tomb, including the Terracotta Army to the east of the tomb mound.[2] The Terracotta Army served as a garrison to the mausoleum and has yet to be completely excavated.Work on the mausoleum began soon after Emperor Qin ascended the throne in 246 BC when he was still aged 13, although its full-scale construction only started after he had conquered the six other major states and unified China in 221 BC. The source of the account of the construction of the mausoleum and its description came from Sima Qian in chapter six of his Records of the Grand Historian, which contains the biography of Qin Shi Huang.In the ninth month, the First Emperor was interred at Mount Li. When the First Emperor first came to the throne, the digging and preparation work began at Mount Li. Later, when he had unified his empire, 700,000 men were sent there from all over his empire. They dug through three layers of groundwater, and poured in bronze for the outer coffin. Palaces and scenic towers for a hundred officials were constructed, and the tomb was filled with rare artifacts and wonderful treasure. Craftsmen were ordered to make crossbows and arrows primed to shoot at anyone who enters the tomb. Mercury was used to simulate the hundred rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow River, and the great sea, and set to flow mechanically. Above were representation of the heavenly constellations, below, the features of the land. Candles were made from fat of "man-fish", which is calculated to burn and not extinguish for a long time. The Second Emperor said: "It would be inappropriate for the concubines of the late emperor who have no sons to be out free", ordered that they should accompany the dead, and a great many died. After the burial, it was suggested that it would be a serious breach if the craftsmen who constructed the mechanical devices and knew of its treasures were to divulge those secrets. Therefore, after the funeral ceremonies had completed and the treasures hidden away, the inner passageway was blocked, and the outer gate lowered, immediately trapping all the workers and craftsmen inside. None could escape. Trees and vegetations were then planted on the tomb mound such that it resembles a hill.— Sima Qian, Shiji, Chapter 6.Some scholars believe that the claim of having "dug through three layers of groundwater" to be figurative. It is also uncertain what the "man-fish" in the text refers to, interpretation of the term varies from whale to walrus and other aquatic animals such as giant salamander. Before the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was completed, a peasant rebellion broke out during the late Qin dynasty. Zhang Han redeployed all the 700,000-people building the mausoleum to suppress the rebellion, so the construction of the mausoleum ceased. After Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, he is said to have looted the tomb. Afterwards, it is said that a shepherd unintentionally burnt down the underground palace of the mausoleum. The story goes that he went into a cave of the mausoleum, dug by Xiang Yu, to look for his sheep with a torch in his hand, and a fire was started, burning away all the remaining tomb structures. No solid evidence of this has been

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, is located in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province of China. This mausoleum was constructed over 38 years, from 246 to 208 BC, and is situated underneath a 76-meter-tall tomb mound shaped like a truncated pyramid. The layout of the mausoleum is modeled on the Qin capital Xianyang, divided into inner and outer cities. The circumference of the inner city is 2.5 km (1.55 miles) and the outer is 6.3 km (3.9 miles). The tomb is located in the southwest of the inner city and faces east. The main tomb chamber housing the coffin and burial artifacts is the core of the architectural complex of the mausoleum. The tomb itself has not yet been excavated. Archaeological explorations currently concentrate on various sites of the extensive necropolis surrounding the tomb, including the Terracotta Army to the east of the tomb mound.[2] The Terracotta Army served as a garrison to the mausoleum and has yet to be completely excavated. Work on the mausoleum began soon after Emperor Qin ascended the throne in 246 BC when he was still aged 13, although its full-scale construction only started after he had conquered the six other major states and unified China in 221 BC. The source of the account of the construction of the mausoleum and its description came from Sima Qian in chapter six of his Records of the Grand Historian, which contains the biography of Qin Shi Huang. In the ninth month, the First Emperor was interred at Mount Li. When the First Emperor first came to the throne, the digging and preparation work began at Mount Li. Later, when he had unified his empire, 700,000 men were sent there from all over his empire. They dug through three layers of groundwater, and poured in bronze for the outer coffin. Palaces and scenic towers for a hundred officials were constructed, and the tomb was filled with rare artifacts and wonderful treasure. Craftsmen were ordered to make crossbows and arrows primed to shoot at anyone who enters the tomb. Mercury was used to simulate the hundred rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow River, and the great sea, and set to flow mechanically. Above were representation of the heavenly constellations, below, the features of the land. Candles were made from fat of "man-fish", which is calculated to burn and not extinguish for a long time. The Second Emperor said: "It would be inappropriate for the concubines of the late emperor who have no sons to be out free", ordered that they should accompany the dead, and a great many died. After the burial, it was suggested that it would be a serious breach if the craftsmen who constructed the mechanical devices and knew of its treasures were to divulge those secrets. Therefore, after the funeral ceremonies had completed and the treasures hidden away, the inner passageway was blocked, and the outer gate lowered, immediately trapping all the workers and craftsmen inside. None could escape. Trees and vegetations were then planted on the tomb mound such that it resembles a hill. — Sima Qian, Shiji, Chapter 6. Some scholars believe that the claim of having "dug through three layers of groundwater" to be figurative. It is also uncertain what the "man-fish" in the text refers to, interpretation of the term varies from whale to walrus and other aquatic animals such as giant salamander. Before the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was completed, a peasant rebellion broke out during the late Qin dynasty. Zhang Han redeployed all the 700,000-people building the mausoleum to suppress the rebellion, so the construction of the mausoleum ceased. After Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, he is said to have looted the tomb. Afterwards, it is said that a shepherd unintentionally burnt down the underground palace of the mausoleum. The story goes that he went into a cave of the mausoleum, dug by Xiang Yu, to look for his sheep with a torch in his hand, and a fire was started, burning away all the remaining tomb structures. No solid evidence of this has been

Pacific Science Center has an outstanding new planetarium show that accompanies our new exhibition Terracotta Warriors of The First Emperor.

A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb.

Pacific Science Center's newest exhibition, Terracotta Warriors of The First Emperor is now open.

Welcome to The Shaun Tabatt Show! In this episode I speak with Brian Godawa about The Dragon King: First Emperor of China (Chronicles of the Watchers Book 1).About the Book:Two Epic Storytellers and a Clash of Ancient Cultures Brian Godawa, best-selling author of ancient historical fantasy, teams up with Charlie Wen, Co-founder/Head of Visual Development for Marvel Studios, to tell an action-adventure romance rooted in the ancient history and spiritual reality of China.Written through the Watcher paradigm that was familiar to readers of Chronicles of the Nephilim.East Eats WestIt's 220 B.C. The ancient Western Empire is crumbling. In a desperate bid to save his throne, the Greek Seleucid king over Babylon sends his son, Antiochus, a dishonored warrior, into the mysterious land of the Far East to capture a mythical creature that will give him absolute power: a dragon.Antiochus takes with him his longtime friend, Balthazar, a member of the Magi order of Babylon, responsible for both the religion and science of the empire. But Balthazar also carries with him a dangerous secret that could destroy Antiochus' plans and plunge the world into chaos.They sail beyond their maps into the mysterious and uncharted Eastern Orient. They are discovered and escorted inland to the empire of Ch'in (now known as China), ruled by the first emperor, Ch'in Shi Huang Di. The emperor is a brutal ruler and is on the edge of insanity in a mad quest to find the elixir of immortality.Antiochus meets and falls in forbidden love with a beautiful concubine of the emperor, Mei Li. But she also harbors a secret that can bring down the mad emperor. It's the truth of China's spiritual past that is mysteriously connected to the ancient Tower of Babel.And there are spiritual principalities and powers who seek to stop them all. These are the Watchers, who have their own plans to rule the world. Finding and capturing a dragon is the least of Antiochus' difficulties in this action-adventure clash of cultures and war of gods.Part of the Historical Fantasy Series Chronicles of the WatchersThe Dragon King is the first book of the Historical Fantasy Series, Chronicles of the Watchers that charts the influence of spiritual principalities and powers over the course of human history. The kingdoms of man in service to the gods of the nations at war. Completely based on ancient historical and mythological research.About the Author:Brian Godawa has been a professional writer and filmmaker for over 15 years. His creative versatility was born of a passion for both intellect and imagination, both left-brain and right-brain. The result: Brian is an artisan of word, image, and story that engages heart, mind, and soul. Just think, “Renaissance Man.” Filmmaker. As an award-winning screenwriter, his first feature film was To End All Wars, starring Kiefer Sutherland. But his skills and experience quickly expanded to include writing and directing feature films, documentaries and video promotionals. Author. But Brian is also an author and international speaker on art, movies, worldviews, and faith. His popular book, Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment, is used as a textbook in schools around the country. He is a contributing scholarly writer to various journals and professional orgs, and his articles on movies and philosophy have been published around the world. His Chronicles series of novels are his most important contribution by incarnating his worldview and theology in narrative unlike anything you've read before.When he isn't reading, watching movies, or loving on his wife, he is reading, watching movies, or loving on his wife. He knows, he knows: He should get out more. Connect with Brian: godawa.com Facebook Twitter (@BrianGodawa) For additional show notes, visit ShaunTabatt.com/062.

In this weeks show Leo concludes the story of The First Emperor, Dave meets the Archbishop of York, Cliff reads about table manners, Dorothy wonders if you can really burn calories without breaking a sweat and Sue reads an article about Lady Docker.  All this plus  plus the usual mix of news, sport, what's on, outlook for living and postbag. Show presenters: Sandra Show Editor : John Studio Technician : John. [podloveaudio src="http://kmy.7d3.mywebsitetransfer.com/150204/outlook.mp3" chaptersVisible="true" alwaysShowControls="true" title="Coventry Talking Newspaper –4th February 2015" preload="true" rememberPlaytime="false" chapters="my-chapter-field" ] Coventry talking newspaper is also available on itunes, tunein, stitcher, iblink, Sonata+ radio for the blind.

In this weeks show Lea reads about The First Emperor, Dave visits newly restored Berkswell Windmill, Cliff read extracts from Cat Sense, Dorethy examines the difference between Men's & Women's brains,  Brian Hickford has a thoughtful message in outlook on life plus the usual mix of news, sport, what's on, outlook for living and postbag. Show Editor :  Nick can i buy diazepam in india Rose Studio Technician : Nick Rose. [podloveaudio src="http://kmy.7d3.mywebsitetransfer.com/150128/outlook.mp3" chaptersVisible="true" alwaysShowControls="true" title="Coventry Talking Newspaper –28th January 2015" preload="true" rememberPlaytime="false" chapters="my-chapter-field" ] Coventry talking newspaper is also available on itunes, tunein, stitcher, iblink, Sonata+ radio for the blind.

Following the First Emperor's "Weekend At Bernie's"-esque death, the Qin Dynasty is thrown into turmoil over who will succeed the Emperor who sought to live forever. But at the heart of this web of intrigue sits the eunuch Zhao Gao, pulling the threads of the dynasty itself toward his own mysterious ends.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jim and Drew hit the 20-episode mark by discussing the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang: the assassination attempts, his ruthless cunning and the eventual Weekend At Bernie's-style humiliation he suffered in death. They also chat about a woman who threw a slushy at another woman who said children should thank their mothers for not being gay on Mother's Day and the upcoming Most Expensive Brunch For Douchebags (last two words added by us) coming up in San Francisco in June.

This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. China will launch a number of major projects to restructure its energy layout in order to achieve a greener development with cleaner energy. Premier Li Keqiang says China will push forward reform in energy production and consumption, and make energy use greener. He made this remark recently at a meeting of the incumbent National Energy Commission. Li said China will embark on new nuclear power plants equipped with state-of-the-art safety measures on the eastern coast at a proper time. Other projects will mainly include construction of hydropower stations, wind and solar power stations, and ultra-high-voltage transmission lines to send power from the west to the east of the country. China has seen rapid nuclear power growth in recent years, but became cautious about the development of new nuke programs after Japan's Fukushima nuclear fallout in 2011. To make energy greener, China will try to boost the development of electric cars and upgrade coal burning power generators that fail to meet emission cut requirements. Premier Li says China will wage a war against air pollution and smog, and step up ecological protection measures by further saving energy and cutting emissions. This is NEWS Plus Special English. About one third of Beijing's PM 2.5 is from neighboring cities. The Environmental Protection Bureau of Beijing says around 30 percent of the air pollutants in the capital are from nearby cities. Motor vehicles, coal burning, industrial production and dust are major resources for Beijing's PM 2.5 pollution. Other pollutants come from cooking, livestock and paint. PM 2.5 is fine particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter that causes hazardous smog. The Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center says vehicle emissions are the major pollutant responsible. Pollutants discharged by cars worsen air quality after mixing with dust. The Beijing municipal government has pledged to reduce PM 2.5 density by 25 percent in the next three years. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The United Nations has celebrated its Chinese Language Day with a series of special activities to highlight the historical and cultural importance of Chinese. The UN Chinese Language Day was established by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity. It also aims to promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the organization. Dozens of UN staff members and diplomats from different countries gathered in the UN headquarters to enjoy a host of events. As part of the celebration, an exhibition of Chinese calligraphy and paintings was held at the UN headquarters in New York. The Chinese Language Day is observed annually on April 20, roughly corresponding to the day of Guyu in the lunar calendar. Ancient people celebrated Guyu to honor Cangjie, a legendary figure who invented the Chinese characters. The Chinese language is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, along with English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. More than 1 billion people speak Chinese, which means one in every seven people around the world communicates using Chinese. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Archaeologists have discovered new sections of the Great Wall in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The 20-meter long wall was found in a valley in Zhongwei City. It is believed to be part of the Great Wall built during the Qin Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. The wall consists of three sections, one of which was built entirely with stones. The stone section is five meters long, four meters wide and six meters tall. The other two sections are 10 and 5 meters long respectively. The remains are believed to have a history of around 2,500 years. During the Warring States Period more than 2,200 years ago, the state of Qin defeated other powers and established the Qin Dynasty. To prevent foreign invaders from crossing the Yellow River when it was frozen in winter, the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, built the Great Wall along the Yellow River Valley. The Great Wall in China was listed as a world cultural heritage site by UNESCO in 1987. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists will be held in northwest China's Shaanxi Province in October. The event is set for October 16 to 18 in the city of Baoji. The World Fellowship of Buddhists is an international organization headquartered in Bangkok. It's the first time the organization has decided to hold its general conference in China. The conference is expected to attract around 400 representatives from dozens of countries and regions across the world, as well as another 400 observers. The vice mayor of Baoji Zhang Jing-yuan said preparations have begun; and the conference will help Chinese Buddhists strengthen ties with Buddhists from other parts of the world. Founded in Sri Lanka in 1950, the World Fellowship of Buddhists is aimed at promoting the teachings of the Buddha. It also organizes all sorts of humanitarian activities.

This week on Episode 11: A Look Into The Past, we go over Early Access, ESO Sub defended by Pete Hines, Comparison of Cyrodiillic towns in The Elder Scrolls Online to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, rumors of unique weapons dropping from fishing, Patch Notes 1.01, Official The Elder Scrolls Online Soundtrack Release, First Emperor in […]

Octavian's political skills dovetail beautifully with the practical and organisation skills of Marcus Agrippa. Bye bye Republic; hello Emperor Augustus Caesar!

I first got interested in gambling as a kid growing up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the 1970s. Some of my earliest memories are of the classic hotels of the city being imploded to make way for modern casinos with hotel towers that had none of the charm of the original. Despite this early evidence of that, perhaps, history might not have the strongest hold over people, I decided to major in it as an undergrad, along with anthropology. When it came time to go to grad school, I chose history over anthropology, though I can't recall as I'm writing this exactly why I made that decision. In grad school I was preparing myself for a career as a college history professor when a small exercise called the dissertation stepped in my way. I would have to choose something to write a book-length historical study on, and it had to be something that would contribute in some way to the literature. That's when I remembered the questions I'd had about casinos as a kid: Why did they need to blow up those beautiful old buildings to build new ones that didn't look nearly as nice? If they just wanted to gamble, why didn't they just let people gamble wherever they wanted? With a few questions like that, I was on my way to writing a dissertation that got me researching casinos. From there, I haven't looked back, except for the year that I spent after I got my degree working in casino surveillance in Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal casino. I'd worked at the Taj earlier in security,and spending some time in surveillance gave me an appreciation for just how complex casinos are, and it kindled an interest in a whole other set of questions. Since arriving at UNLV back in 2001, I've been running the Center for Gaming Research, which has let me look at some very interesting areas of gambling and Las Vegas history. My website has a ton of info about my writing, professional, and creative work. So feel free to check it out at www.dgschwartz.com.Jay Sarno built two path-breaking Las Vegas casinos, Caesars Palace (1966) and Circus Circus (1968), and planned but did not build a third, the Grandissimo, which would have started the mega-resort era a decade before Steve Wynn built The Mirage. As mobsters and accountants battled for the soul of the last American frontier town, Las Vegas had endless possibilities--if you didn't mind high stakes and stiff odds. Sarno invented the modern Las Vegas casino, but he was part of a dying breed--a back-pocket entrepreneur who'd parlayed a jones for action and a few Teamster loans into a life as a Vegas casino owner. For all of his accomplishments, his empire didn't last. Sarno sold out of Caesars Palace shortly after it opened--partially to get away from the bookies and gangsters who'd taken over the casino--and he was forced to relinquish control of Circus Circus when the federal government indicted him on charges of offering the largest bribe in IRS history--a bribe he freely admitted paying, on the advice of his attorney, Oscar Goodman. Though he ultimately walked out of court a free man, he never got Circus back. And though he guessed the formula that would open up Las Vegas to millions in the 1990s with the design of the Grandissimo, but he wasn't able to secure the financing for the casino, and when he died in 1984, it remained only a frustrating dream. Sarno's casinos--and his ideas about how to build casinos--created the template for Las Vegas today. Before him, Las Vegas meant dealers in string ties and bland, functional architecture. He taught the city how to dress up its hotels in fantasy, putting toga dresses on cocktail waitresses and making sure that even the stationery carried through with the theme. He saw Las Vegas as a place where ordinary people could leave their ordinary lives and have extraordinary adventures. And that remains the template for Las Vegas today. Grandissimo is the story of how Jay Sarno won and lost his casino empire, inventing modern Las Vegas along the way.In Grandissimo, you'll learn Jay's fascinating story, and also plenty of things you never knew about Las Vegas, including:the true story about how Jimmy Hoffa's Teamsters Union first started funding Sarno projectshow Steve Wynn ended up answering the telephone in Hoffa's suite on the second day Caesars Palace was openhow Sarno, represented by Oscar Goodman, beat a seemingly-airtight case against him when he was accused of offering the largest bribe in IRS history to an undercover agent how Sarno's unbuilt Grandissimo became the template for the 1990s "mega-resort" era in Las VegasFrom start to finish, it's the story of the man who inspired modern Las Vegas.

Confucius (traditional dates 551-479 BCE) lived during the waning years of the Zhou dynasty. He was deeply troubled by the disorder of his age and took it upon himself to teach others about Zhou virtues as well as to instruct them on how to cultivate such virtue in themselves. Confucius’s efforts mark the beginning of the traditional Chinese emphasis on education and the crucial role of self-improvement and self-cultivation in any ethical system. Some of his followers refined his teachings on the importance of education while philosophers from competing schools of thought rejected Confucian ideas as outmoded and ineffective. First Emperor of Qin (239-210 BCE) assumed the throne as king at a young age and was aided and tutored by a brilliant minister named Lü Buwei. The young king eventually outgrew his minister and aggressively took over the reins of government himself. He conquered his enemies and created an empire in 221 BCE. The First Emperor appointed as his chief minister an accomplished legalist thinker named Li Si. Together they created a philosophy for empire based on the primacy of law, the high (and almost god-like) status of the emperor, and a system of universal standards that embraced everything from thought to weights and measures. These features of his rule continue as hallmarks of Chinese governance to this day. SPEAKER: Professor Jeffrey Riegel, Professor and Head of School of Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts

Features some of the most prolific archeological sites in China, including the burial complex of the First Emperor of China.