The Weilüe; A Brief History of Wei Ft. Marcus Aurelius & the Daqin Pagoda

This video will take a look at one of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, the Weilüe whilst focusing on the Daqin (the Romans).

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Image Sources

Daqin Pagoda---
By J. Coster - Photographed by J. Coster on visit to the pagoda on May 31, 2003.copyright J. Coster. Thanks, Jcoster 06:14, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6376071

Marcus Aurelius Bust---
By Daniel Martin - Photothèque du musée Saint-Raymond, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97131451

Tang Dynasty Image of Jesus---
By Unknown artist of T'ang dynasty - http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hrZFuH0PHGI/UbvSEKmlW0I/AAAAAAAABB4/401rn1wgY1U/s1600-h/clip_image018%25255B3%25255D.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52149391

Artists impression of Assyrian Palaces of Nineveh---
By Austen Henry Layard - British Museum, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91148158