The Rise of Islam and the First Caliphate

Under Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, the Maurya Empire controlled most of the Indian subcontinent and produced one of the most remarkable transformations in the history of political leadership: a conqueror who renounced war.

Constructed in the 12th century by the Khmer Emperor Suryavarman II, Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious monument and a masterpiece of classical Khmer architecture.

When Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door in 1517, he ignited a religious revolution that permanently fractured Western Christianity and reshaped European politics.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived in Australia for at least 65,000 years, making their culture the oldest continuous civilisation on Earth, built around a profound spiritual connection to Country.