Deriving its name from the Greek word “Kataphraktos”, meaning fully armored, the origin of the cataphract is in fact older than the Hellenistic city...
1) Viking sword:
Deriving its look based on the late Roman Empire’s spatha, the Viking sword was forged by the northerners of the Scandinavian peninsula,...
1) Housecarl:
Huskarls were the bodyguards of leaders in Medieval Scandinavia and England. This elite unit was the last defense for the powerful individual that...
1) Raids / pillaging / marauding:
Often seen as the staple of the European, North African and Middle Eastern trade routes, roads connecting towns and...
1)Cataphracts:
Cataphracts were soldiers first witnessed in history in Scythia, Messagetae or commonly referred to in early antiquity as the nomadic peoples that would be...
The Reconquista, a Spanish and Portuguese attempt at reconquest was a period of around 750 years in which several Christian kingdoms slowly expanded themselves...
1)Round shield:
The most common shield in history, having examples in every corner of the world in antiquity, is the round shield. Shaped to resemble...
1)United States of America:
The Star-Spangled Banner dates it origins to the American Revolution. The revolution itself had begun as a protest to the ever-growing...
Creation of the Union
The close connection between Denmark with Norway in 1380 was the first step towards the realization of the union. The vigorous...
Early Life and Succession
Mithradates II Great King of Parthia, belonged to the Arsacid dynasty and ruled about 124/123 - 88/87 B.C. Justin (Latin Historian)...
