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Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 AD – Rome’s Last Stand

The Battle of the Katalaun Fields took place on June 20, 451, in Gaul, in which the troops of the Western Roman Empire under...

Battle of Cannae 216BC – One of Rome Greatest Defeats

The Battle of Cannes was the largest battle of the Second Punic War.Iit occurred on August 2, 216 BC, near the city of Cannes...

Antiochus I Soter – King of the Seleucid Empire

Antiochus I Soter was king of the Seleucid State from 281 to 261 BC. His father, Antiochus Seleucus I Nicator, served as the chief...

The Life of Women in the Ancient Civilizations

Women in ancient Egypt The woman in ancient Egypt was equal to the man. From a young age, they were though that they have their...

List of 10 Most Noted Pyramids in the World

Pyramid of the Sun This pyramid is located in Mexico, in the ancient city of Teotihuacan, built around 100 AD. It’s 66 meters (216 feet)...

The First War of the Diadochi

The first war of the Diadochs, from 321 to 320 BC, was fought between the Diadochi of Alexander the Great for the division of...

The History of Sparta a City-State in Ancient Greece

Sparta (or Lacedaemon) was an ancient state in Greece in the Laconia region in the south of the Peloponnese Peninsula. Ancient Sparta is a...

King Solomon the Biblical King of Israel

Solomon (Shlomo on Hebrew) was a biblical king of Israel, most known for building the first Temple of Jerusalem. Christianity and Judaism mention him...

Roman Empire in the Time of Severan Dynasty and the Crisis of the Third Century

The crisis of the Roman Empire was the period between the death of Alexander Severus in 235 and the proclamation of Emperor Diocletian in...

The Rule of the Roman Empire Under Macrinus

Macrinus was Roman Emperor from 217 to 218. He was born in Caesarea of Mauritania, today's modern Algeria, in 164 AD. For this reason,...

Egypt Under Roman Rule – Roman province

After the death of Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh, Egypt fell under the direct control of Rome. The first contact, between Rome and Egypt,...

The Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty

After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, his generals had to decide the fate of the Macedonian Kingdom. After extensive discussions,...

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