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As so often in Australias history, Melbourne was founded through deception when adventurer John Batman, an Australian who spoke in several aboriginal languages, made a "deal" with aborigines to lease land on behalf of speculators.

Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, has undergone enormous change since its founding in the eighteenth century. Rice fields have yielded to skyscrapers, and a modern, commercial city of millions has grown out of once quiet settlements.

The Lithuanian city of Vilnius exudes southern charm under the northern sun. Positioned in the natural amphitheatre of the surrounding Lithuanian hills, Vilnilus has a lot to offer Australian tourists interested in historical buildings.

From the different parts of the world only seven things have been able to stand as the most beautiful and must see and therefore, you can rightly imagine how majestic they will be. Chichén Itzá, is the most famous Mayan temple city and at a time was the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization. This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado Mountain. The fifth Muslim Mughal emperor of India, Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in the memory of his loving late wife Mumtaj. Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV.

The Cultural Olympiad has had its detractors since it was officially launched soon after the Beijing Games, with many decrying its £40 million budget. The truth is, this four-yearly event is not just the cultural preserve of the recognised collections and exhibitions of the big galleries and museums, but hands centre stage to smaller non-national museums.

Apologetics has become an important part of theology, and this article explains why it should be given so much importance by Christians.

The Aztecs have always been a shining example of human progress. Their achievements and events have rivaled most of the empires of Europe. Read on to know their bloody and turbulent history.

Driving a car back and fro from work has exposed us our dependence on it. Read on to find the humble beginnings of this everyday object and its turbulent story.

While all people desire to have freedom and a certain amount of control over what happens in their life, there are individuals with the desire to control the way people live.

The Toltecs dispersed in all directions, leaving a legacy of legends and religious traditions that would become important elements of Aztec culture. According to the Aztecs, their original homeland was an island in a lake called Aztlan, which means “White Land.”