EMPEROR OF BLOOD; He built the Great Wall and created the world's greatest empire. But China's first ruler was also a pathological murderer who had 3,000 followers buried alive in his tomb - so HE could live for ever. Now, archaeologists may have discovered his final, stupendous secret . . .

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: February 11, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: DAVID LEAFE

THEIR beautiful faces illuminated by the flames of burning torches and their footsteps echoing eerily around them, the many wives and concubines of the First Emperor of China filed down the long sloping passageway which led deep into the gloom of his vast underground tomb.

As they left the bright daylight far behind, this procession of some 3,000 women was joined by some of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's most loyal and trusted subjects. These men had spent many years designing and building this spectacular subterranean mausoleum but they were about to be ...

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