One of the innumerable legends surrounding the construction of the Great Wall of China tells of a workman who estimated that he would need 99,999 bricks to construct a section of the wall now known as ...
When people picture the Great Wall of China, they often imagine stone fortifications snaking over mountains north of Beijing.
Long before the Great Wall of China was constructed, other monumental walls were built across the Eurasian steppes – but they weren’t designed to defend against Mongol armies. Recent excavations ...