An interesting video presentation about the earthquake that struck Lisbon on November 1st 1755. The event is known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake which...
The Serbian struggle for independence began in 1804, in the first Serbian uprising under the leadership of Djordje Petrovic (Karadjordje), in Orasac. It lasted...
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959. He was the son of...
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...