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Roman Emperor Constantius II (350 – 361 A.D.)

Constantius II was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. After the death of his father in 337, he gained rule of most of the...

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest – The Destruction of Three Legions

The battle of the Teutoburg Forest was between Germans and the Roman army in 9BC. German tribes marched through the Teutoburg Forest, destroying three...

Drug Usage Throughout History

Definition and introduction The definition of drugs is: any substance, apart from food, that, when injected, inhaled, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the...

Emperor Diocletian and the Period of Dominate

Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Augustus, 245 BC – 313. Roman Emperor from 284 to 305. After he came to power Diocletian ended the so-called...

The Life of the Chinese General and Poet, Cao Cao – His Rise to Great Power

Early life Cao Cao was a military dictator and poet in ancient China during the end of the Han dynasty. The early life of Cao...

5 Forgotten Peoples of the Early Middle Ages

1. Vascones An Indo-European tribe settled in the Pyrenees mountains bordering both Spain and France, the Vascones were first encountered by the Roman Republic. Their...

10 Facts About the Celts

Origin The origin of the Celts has proven troublesome to ascertain. Although descendants of the Celts today are found mainly on the British Isles, as...

The Iberian Peninsula During Antiquity

In 1868, a hunter discovered one of the best surviving examples of pre historic Iberian life in the cave walls of Altamira near Santander....

Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC

The Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC, was a decisive victory in the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great, when he defeated...

The History of the Aboriginal Peoples of Australia

Origins Estimates in the anthropological, archeologist and various other sciences are given that the arrival of the Aboriginal peoples to the continent of Australia dates...

10 Known and Less Known Kings from Africa

1. Shaka Zulu: Perhaps the most widely known king of Africa is Shaka Zulu. Born into the Zulu kingdom, he had lived his childhood with...

History of the Maori People

Origins The Maori meaning people of the land, are one of the native peoples of Polynesia, that inhabit the islands of New Zealand. Modern research...

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