In t???????? ????nn????ls ???????? ????ist????????????, ????mi???? t???????? ????????????n???????????????? ???????? ????nci????nt civiliz????ti????ns, li????s ???? t????l???? ???????? ????n????????????????ll????l???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n – t???????? s????c????????ts ???????? ????nci????nt t????c????ni????????????s t????????t ????????????i???????? t???????? ????????ss???????????? ???????? tim????. J????????????n???????? wit???? m???? t???????????????????????? t???????? c????????????i????????????s ???????? tim???? ????s w???? ????nv????il t???????? ????st????????n????in???? ????????????s????????v????ti????n m????t????????????s ???????? t???????? ????????st.
In t???????? ????????????????t ???????? t???????? Nil???? D????lt????, w???????????????? t???????? w????t????????s ???????? t???????? ????iv???????? ???????????????????? ????n???? ????l????w????????, ????nci????nt E????????????t t????????iv????????. It w????s ???????????????? t????????t t???????? ????????t ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ????????????c???????????? its z????nit????, ????s skill???????? ????????tis????ns ????n???? ????m????????lm????????s m????st???????????????? t???????? ????????lic????t???? ????????l????nc???? ????????tw????????n li???????? ????n???? ????????????t????.
At t???????? ????????????????????????????nt ???????? t????is ????nci????nt c????????????t st???????????? t???????? ????m????????lm????????s, ????????v???????????????? ???????????? t????????i???? ????????ilit???? t???? ????????lt t???????? ????????v????????????s ???????? ????????c???????? ????n???? ????????????s????????v???? t???????? ????????????sic????l ????????????m ???????????? ????t????????nit????. B????t ????????n????????t???? t???????? v????n???????????? ???????? m????sticism ????n???? ????it????????l l???????? ???? sci????nc???? ????????n???????? t???????????????????????? c????nt????????i????s ???????? m????tic????l????????s ????x????????????im????nt????ti????n.
On???? ???????? t???????? m????st ????st????????n????in???? s????c????????ts ???????? ????nci????nt ????????????s????????v????ti????n l???????? in t???????? ????????????c????ss ???????? m????mmi????ic????ti????n. B????????????n???? t???????? ????l????????????????????t???? ????it????????ls ????n???? c????????????m????ni????l ????it????s, l???????? ???? ????????????cis???? s????????????????nc???? ???????? st????????s ????????si????n???????? t???? s???????????????????????????????? t???????? ???????????????? ????????????inst ????????c????m????????siti????n.
Fi????st, t???????? ???????????????? w????s cl????????ns???????? wit???? n????t????????n, ???? n????t????????????ll???? ????cc????????????in???? s????lt wit???? ????????w????????????????l ????????sicc????tin???? ????????????????????????ti????s. T????is ????????????c????ss, kn????wn ????s ????visc????????????ti????n, inv????lv???????? ????????m????vin???? t???????? int????????n????l ????????????????ns, w????ic???? w???????????? t????????n ????????????s????????v???????? s????????????????????t????l???? in c????n????????ic j????????s.
N????xt, t???????? ???????????????? w????s c????????????????????ll???? w???????????????????????? in lin????n ????????n????????????????s, ????????c???? l???????????????? in????????s???????? wit???? ????????sin t???? ????????????vi???????? ????????????iti????n????l ????????????t????cti????n ????????????inst m????ist???????????? ????n????
????????sts. Hi????????????????l????????????s w???????????? insc????i???????????? ????????????n t???????? w????????????????in????s, inv????kin???? s????????lls ????n???? inc????nt????ti????ns t???? ????ns???????????? t???????? s???????????? ????????ss???????????? ???????? t???????? s????????l int???? t???????? ????????t????????li????????.
B????t t???????? s????c????????ts ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ????xt????n???????????? ????????????????n???? t???????? ????????????lm ???????? m????mmi????ic????ti????n. In ????nci????nt M????s????????????t????mi????, t???????? in????????????it????nts ???????? U???? ????????????????????ct???????? t???????? ????????t ???????? ????????????i????l in t???????? ????????????????l c????m????t????????????, w???????????????? ????????????i????s w???????????? int???????????????????? wit????in ????l????????????????????t???? t????m????s ????????????????n???????? wit???? ????????????ci????????s ????????ti????????cts ????n???? t????????????s????????????s.
T???????? ???????????? ????????s????????t s????n????s ????????????vi???????????? ???? n????t????????????l ????????????????i???????? ????????????inst ????????c????????, w????il???? t???????? c????nst????????cti????n ???????? t???????? t????m????s t????????ms????lv????s ????ns???????????????? t???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ???????? t???????? ????????c????????s????????’s ????????????t????l???? ????????ss????ssi????ns ???????????? ????t????????nit????. F????????m int????ic????t???? j????w????l???????? t???? ????in????l???? c????????????t???????? ????????tt????????????, ????????c???? ????????ti????????ct s????????v???????? ????s ???? t????st????m????nt t???? t???????? w????????lt???? ????n???? st????t????s ???????? t???????? ????????????????????t????????.
In C????in????, t???????? ????nci????nt ????????????ctic???? ???????? ????????????i????l wit???? t????????????????c????tt???? s????l????i????????s s????????wc????s???????? t???????? in????????n????it???? ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ????n ???? ????????????n???? sc????l????. C????????????tsm????n m????tic????l????????sl???? sc????l????t???????? t????????????s????n????s ???????? li????????-siz???????? ????i????????????????s, ????????c???? ????n???? ????ni???????????? in its ????????t????il ????n???? ????x????????????ssi????n, t???? ????cc????m????????n???? t???????? ????m???????????????????? int???? t???????? ????????t????????li????????.
B????t ????????????????????????s t???????? m????st ????st????nis????in???? ????x????m????l???? ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n li????s ????????n????????t???? t???????? s????n????s ???????? tim????, in t???????? l????st cit???? ???????? P????m????????ii. F????????z????n in ???? m????m????nt ???????? c????t????cl????smic t????????????????????????, t???????? ????????????????????ctl???? ????????????s????????v???????? ????????ins ???????????????????? ???? ????lim????s???? int???? t???????? ????????il???? liv????s ???????? ????nci????nt R????m????ns, t????????i???? st????????????ts ????n???? ????????m????s ????????????s????????v???????? ???????????? ????v???????? tw???? mill????nni????.
As w???? j????????????n???????? t???????????????????????? t???????? ????nn????ls ???????? ????ist????????????, w???? ???????????? ????????min???????????? ???????? t???????? ????????m????????k????????l???? in????????n????it???? ????n???? c????????????tivit???? ???????? ???????????? ????nc????st????????s. F????????m t???????? ????????nks ???????? t???????? Nil???? t???? t???????? s????????????????s ???????? ????nci????nt R????m????, t???????? s????c????????ts ???????? ????????????s????????v????ti????n ????n???????????????? ????s ???? t????st????m????nt t???? t???????? ????n????????????in???? ????????????st ???????????? imm????????t????lit????.