An impious and incompetent ruler would displease the gods ... But nonetheless, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for as long as the Roman Empire, and indeed longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history.

An impious and incompetent ruler would displease the gods ... But nonetheless, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for as long as the Roman Empire, and indeed longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history.

During the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC), snakes kept their divine status, appeared frequently on bronze ritual vessels and began to ...

Emperor Wu ruled China's Northern Zhou dynasty from A.D. 560 until his death ... It contained the ruler's skeleton including a "nearly complete skull," from which researchers were able to extract ...

An impious and incompetent ruler would displease the gods ... But nonetheless, the Zhou Dynasty lasted for as long as the Roman Empire, and indeed longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history.