The Ancient Greeks and the Terracotta Army

Its fascinating to learn that the ancient Greeks may have reached China long before Marco Polo did.

Letters from Athens

One of the things on my bucket list is going to see the Terracotta Army, 8,000 extraordinarily life-like terracotta figures found buried close to the massive tomb of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who unified the country in 221BC. I’ve always loved Chinese art, especially the scrolls, ink landscapes and clay sculptures of people, horses and other animals.
But an army...