Incongruously, the ancient City Wall wraps itself seamlessly around the metropolis, one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

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In one episode, after commenting on the typical gripes about bedroom size in a contemporary home on Lesbos, Ms. Robinson turns to her agent, bemused: "The other thing that slightly worries me is the ruins, for want of a better word, " she says, referring to an ancient-looking stone wall in disrepair in an adjacent lot.

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As I was escorted along the hallway, my eyes turned to the grand wall murals that illustrated Chinese ancient mythologies.

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When I touched my hand against the Western Wall and placed my prayer between its ancient stones, I thought of all the centuries that the children of Israel had longed to return to their ancient homeland.

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The revised seven-acre plaza, which would feature two massive archways, 56 free-standing pillars, fountains and waterfalls, several bronze eagles and a nine-foot wall emblazoned with over 4, 000 gold stars, would still not shame ancient Rome.

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Their pilgrimage took them to the cultural treasures at Luoyang and Xian, both sites of ancient capitals, the old trading post of Dunhuang and, of course, Beijing and the Great Wall.

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Those who are the bedrock of both glorious, ancient civilizations of India and China are being left out of the equations and all of the pundits on Wall Street are missing the reality of this.

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