Stratiots were mercenaries from the Balkan Peninsula, hired mainly by states of southern and central Europe from the XV to the Middle. XVIII century.
Stratioti...
Origins
According to one version in the 10th century, light cavalry was mentioned in the Byzantine military manuals, which was called chosariori or chonsariori. In...
Senate in the era of the Republic
With the establishment of the republic, the Senate, along with the magistrates and the people's assemblies ( comitia...
Foundation
Edessa County is the first Christian state founded by the Crusaders during the 1st Crusade. It existed from 1098 to 1146. After the capture...