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History of the Sword Throughout Antiquity

Origins The sword is a kind of bladed weapon with a straight blade intended for a chopping or a piercing blow. In the broadest sense,...

Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461)

The Trebizond empire is a medieval Byzantine-Orthodox state, formed in 1204 on the Anatolian coast of the Black Sea as a result of the...

History of the Persian Immortals

History Immortals are an elite troop from the ancient Persian Empire. First appeared in the Achaemenid empire in the 6th century BC. "Immortals" are...

The Life and Rule of Commodus (177-192)

He is the last representative of the Antonine dynasty, son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger. Named after the co-ruler of the father,...

History of Switzerland During the Late Middle Ages

The cities that became part of the Swiss Union eventually acquired the status of free cities, that is, they became independent entities within the...

History of Switzerland During the High Middle Ages – Swiss Union

With the increasing power of the individual feudal lords, the old Alemania and Burgundy disintegrated into many separate possessions. In 1218, the Duke of Zähringen's...

History of Switzerland During the Early Middle Ages

In 496, the Alemanni were conquered by Clovis, in 534 the Burgundians were his sons; after that, Retia was ceded by the Ostgoths to...

History of War Elephants

Usage and Ancient History In Antiquity and the Middle Ages, war elephants were a formidable force due to the awesome effect they had on the...

Slight Background on the Civil War and Disintegration of the Union

In the first half of the 19th century, in the USA, the agrarian slaveholding South and the industrial North existed as separate economic regions....

The Great Schism of 1054 – East–West Schism

At the beginning of the XI century began the penetration of the Western European conquerors in the territory, which were previously under the control...

History of Medieval Travel and Geographical Discoveries

Medieval ideas of Europeans about Asia beyond the borders of the Byzantine Empire were based on separate reports, often overgrown with legends dating back...

History of the Saxons and Angles

Saxons The etymology of the word "Saxons" is not yet fully understood. Probably, the self-name of the Saxons was different, and the ancient authors, who...

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