On the stone are two lines of text ... and 3 feet (1m) in diameter. Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire. They're great feats of architecture, and they would stand ...

On the stone are two lines of text ... and 3 feet (1m) in diameter. Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire. They're great feats of architecture, and they would stand ...

Through a series of edicts carved in stone and placed throughout the empire, Ashoka proclaimed to his ... Design a drawing or a model of a modern pillar on which these edicts would be written.

The jewel-like patina (made by polishing the stone slowly and carefully ... probably signify “the sovereignty of both Ashoka, since the pillar was erected near the capital of his kingdom ...

Ashoka’s name echoes through history—first as a fierce king who conquered Kalinga, then as the guy who swapped swords for ...

On the stone are two lines of text ... and 3 feet (1m) in diameter. Ashoka had pillars like this put up across the whole of his empire. They're great feats of architecture, and they would stand ...