In his new book Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King, Professor Patrick Olivelle talks about the life, moral philosophy and ideals of Mauryan emperor Ashoka. The book is the first in a new series ...
An apocryphal early life -- Pataliputra and the prince -- Mauryan Taxila -- Affairs of the heart and state -- The end and the beginning -- The emperor's voice -- Extending the arc of communication to ...
When a new planet swims into his ken . . . — Keats, “On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer” There is no avoiding the figure of Ashoka (c. 304–232 bce) in the Thai city of Nakhon Si Thammarat. He swam ...