The bas relief of 8th century Borobudur depicted the palace scene of King and Queen accompanied by their subjects. Its strongly suggested that the relief depicted the actual scene of Sailendran royal court. [Gunawan Kartapranata]
The bas relief of 8th century Borobudur depicted the palace scene of King and Queen accompanied by their subjects. Its strongly suggested that the relief depicted the actual scene of Sailendran royal court. [Gunawan Kartapranata]
(I would translate their writings but I never learned Java script...)
One of the most interesting aspects of the archaeology is the concentration of wealth. Much of what we have of ancient civs is the remnant the wealthy minority left us. The story of history to date is one in which wealth becomes more and more generalized.
How many Americans would trade their current lifestyle for the lifestyle of any historical king up to the early 20th century?
A.D. 752 to 850 is not “ancient” but medieval in European terms. The first Carolingian king of the Franks, Pippin the Short, became king in 751. The Abbasid dynasty of caliphs took over in 750.
![The bas relief of 8th century Borobudur depicted the palace scene of King and Queen accompanied by their subjects. Its strongly suggested that the relief depicted the actual scene of Sailendran royal court. [Gunawan Kartapranata]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Sailendra_King_and_Queen%2C_Borobudur.jpg)