Over the last 5 years, fishermen have recovered ancient treasures worth tens of millions of dollars from the Musi River, around Palembang, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The big question being...
Srivijaya (often referred to as the Srivijaya Empire ) was a thalassocracy (meaning a maritime /sea-based state) that flourished between the 7th and 13th centuries AD. This state was based on the...
Since the Bronze Age, the state or empire with the most defined territories and the greatest military prowess makes the decisions. This has been the method of survival of empires for countless...
