Sentence examples for beyond the ancient from inspiring English sources

Compelling as the historic center is, it is well worth it to venture beyond the ancient gates.

But here the bush was utterly inscrutable, with no pointers beyond the ancient network of animal trails.

He eventually agrees to take us north-west, over the Perfume river, beyond the ancient royal tombs that circle this former imperial city, towards the DMZ.

Although mathematics has today gone far beyond the ancient achievements, the leading figures of antiquity, like Archimedes, Apollonius, and Ptolemy, can still be rewarding reading for the ingenuity of their insights.

Far trickier problems to do with sovereignty, demography and politics—haunt the city that spreads out beyond the ancient walls.In this section How mergers go wrong A more realistic Russia Camp David's disputed city Blowing smoke Forlorn Fiji Labour's new prudence ReprintsFor nearly 20 years, between 1948 and 1967, Jerusalem was divided.

Avestan can hardly be said to be known beyond the ancient period, although only the earliest texts, the Gāthās (short hymns written by Zoroaster), are as old as the 6th century bce, and the later texts represent the language of several subsequent centuries.

Beyond that, the ancient sources contain vague allusions to Illyricum as his homeland, to his Pannonian virtues, and to his harsh upbringing along the war-torn Danube frontier.

We're achieving levels of performance far beyond those of the ancient Greeks and rather beyond the merely human.

Curasson (1943), quoted by Hoare [ 4], said that it is conceivable that surra was introduced beyond Africa by the ancient Egyptians since they used dromedaries in their military campaigns in Arabia, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Baluchistan.

Silk Road and Beyond offers an overland trip across the ancient silk route between Tashkent and Beijing (23 days, £3,350, shorter tours available).

Friendly faces always gather at the conference table, but beyond that point — as the ancient mapmakers used to inscribe at the edge of the page — there be dragons.