Early History
There are several versions of the origin of Odoacer. Odoacer's father, who belonged to Attila’s entourage, probably died in a battle in Bolia...
Background
In 474, Julius Nepos became Roman emperor. He successfully fought against the Vandals, and also commanded a fleet that defended the shores of the...
In the second quarter of the twelfth century, the single state broke up into independent principalities. The chronological beginning of the period of fragmentation...
The city was founded around settlements at a ford across the Tiber River, at the crossroads of trade routes. According to archaeological evidence, Rome...
With the increasing power of the individual feudal lords, the old Alemania and Burgundy disintegrated into many separate possessions.
In 1218, the Duke of Zähringen's...
