Bangkok, Aug 25 (efe_epa).Bangkok, Aug 25 (efe_epa). — The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar has left four dead and damaged at least 185 ancient temples in Bagan, state media ...

The stupas, temples and monasteries became the defining emblems of Bagan, the capital of the Pagan (pronounced PUH’-gahn) empire that ruled Myanmar from roughly 1044 to 1287. On Wednesday, scores of ...

How and why were pagan temples converted into Christian churches in the later Roman empire? New research focused on the city of Rome suggests a more peaceful transition from paganism to Christianity, ...

Rescue workers surveyed the damage Thursday after a powerful earthquake shook Myanmar, killing at least four people and damaging 185 ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major ...

BAGAN, Myanmar (AP) - It was a time of conquest and conversions. Above all, it was a time of construction, on a scale never seen before. Over 250 years, from the 11th century onwards, the rulers of ...