The Seven Sages or Seven Wise Men was the title given by ancient Greek tradition to seven early-6th-century BC philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers who were renowned in the following centuries for...
Hundred- gated Thebes
In the Iliad Homer famously described the city as “hundred- gated Thebes.” However, Thebes is better understood as an entire site that...
Who were the Visigoths
The earliest Visigoths were a Germanic group that alternated between opposing and serving the Roman Empire. Unlike some other Germanic tribes,...
10. Der er et yndigt land - 1835
Der er et yndigt land, translated into English as There is a lovely country, is one of the national anthems of Denmark....
Who is this Vercingetorix ?
Vercingetorix was a tribal chieftain of the Gallic Celtic Arverni tribe who attempted to stop the encroachment of Romans into...
England during and after William the Conqueror
Following William the Conqueror’s victory at the Battle of Hastings he marched directly to the capital, London, and...
