Search Results: Compendium emerald tablets billy carson

A small carved figurine sits high on a grand multi-tiered pedestal in a magnificent wat (temple) in Bangkok, Thailand. It has been sitting there since 1784 CE and was originally thought to be made of emerald. Hundreds of tourists and pilgrims...

Tom Hopper as the fictional pirate William "Billy Bones" Manderly in the TV series Black Sails. Billy Jones is a character in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island. © 2014 Starz

The Great Pyramid of Giza is a defining symbol of Egypt and the last of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World. It is located on the Giza plateau near the modern city of Cairo and was built over a twenty-year period during the reign of the...

The great temples and monuments of ancient Egypt continue to fascinate and amaze people in the modern day. The sheer size and scope of structures like the Great Pyramid at Giza or the Temple of Amun at Karnak or the Colossi of Memnon are...

He who saw everything in the broad-boned earth, and knew what was to be known, Who had experienced what there was, and had become familiar with all things. The Epic of Gilgamesh. The tornado has started After the US-led invasion...

Six pairs of giant demon guardians flank all entrances to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand. They are known as yaksha or in Thai are simply called yak (giant) and they are Buddhist gods that protect against evil spirits...

The Temple of Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thailand. In Thai it is called Wat Phra Kaew and it was built in 1784 CE. Photo taken in 2019 CE.

The outer walls of Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha) have 178 mural panels painted during the reign of Rama I (r. 1782-1809 CE). Photo taken 2017 CE.

This is some drone footage that I shot of Emerald Mound the second-largest mound in the U.S.

The Emerald Buddha adorned with three seasons regalia. From left to right: Summer, Rainy, Winter. The Emerald Buddha is located in Wat Phra Kaew in Bangkok, Thailand and was built in 1784 CE.