41.   Ancient texts said he gave away his throne as an offering to the Greek god Apollo.

42.   Ancient Hindu texts speak of scholars eating brahmi to help them memorize scripture.

43.   China claimed Thursday that ancient texts and modern maps prove its right to control a South China Sea island claimed by the Philippines.

44.   It also appealed to historians to research the existence of a gay subculture and lesbian literature and poetry in ancient Indian texts and folklore.

45.   Its teachings are based on ancient Indian texts interpreted by the Maharishi.

46.   Many of its approaches are based on ancient Sanscrit texts originating in the Indian subcontinent.

47.   Maioli and his colleagues turned to descriptions in ancient texts, depictions in frescoes, mosaics and sculptures and archaeological remains to reproduce the instruments.

48.   Numerous ancient texts speak of the importance of the region and the cities, before they were covered over by the sea, probably following an earthquake.

49.   However, ancient Chinese texts refer to a mythical area of Funan with an Indian population occupying what is now southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and southern Laos.

50.   In his quest to bring the music back to life, Gignadze studied the songs in ancient texts preserved in Tbilisi libraries housing ancient manuscripts.