Sentence examples for are based on ancient from inspiring English sources

Christian claims for Jesus are based on ancient Jewish expectations and hopes.

Ali Muschsin, 23, a field worker, said that while he does not fully understand the plots, which are based on ancient myths and legends, he still enjoys a good puppet show.

Meanwhile, an apothecary-styled shop, Ba Yan Ka La, sells skincare and body products, which are based on ancient Chinese herbal wisdom, with ranges including goji berry, lotus seed and Tibetan roseroot.

They are based on ancient mule tracks, old drovers' roads and historic footpaths used by shepherds, or as in the case of the GR92 along the Costa Brava, the paths used by smugglers and the pursuing customs officers.

The "heroic sagas," such as the Vǫlsunga saga (c. 1270) and the Thidriks saga (c. 1250), are based on ancient Germanic oral tradition of the 4th to 6th century and contain many lines from lost heroic lays.

Yet, GLP are based on ancient paradigms.

Some of his designs were based on ancient Roman silver; others were in a revived Rococo style.

Their designs were based on ancient Classical temples, druid shrines, Gothic chapels, rock caves, root cellars and icehouses.

The animal is based on ancient Roman sculpture but looks as if it had been drawn from life.

"Action" itself is based on ancient songs, archaic forms of movement and fragments of a Coptic text about life, death and transformation.

For some buyers of Indian ancestry, Vedic astrology, which is based on ancient texts and the lunar calendar, helps dictate real estate decisions.