Medieval ideas of Europeans about Asia beyond the borders of the Byzantine Empire were based on separate reports, often overgrown with legends dating back...
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...
Alemanni is an ancient Germanic alliance of tribes, which included Germanic tribes from the previously disintegrated unions of Svets and Marcomans, as well as...
It began with the conquest of the Middle East. Byzantium lost the Levant, and the Sassanid state lost Mesopotamia. The confrontation with Byzantium resulted...
Early History
There are several versions of the origin of Odoacer. Odoacer's father, who belonged to Attila’s entourage, probably died in a battle in Bolia...
Background
In 474, Julius Nepos became Roman emperor. He successfully fought against the Vandals, and also commanded a fleet that defended the shores of the...
In the second quarter of the twelfth century, the single state broke up into independent principalities. The chronological beginning of the period of fragmentation...
In the Medieval period, every kingdom was at war, everyone was fighting against everyone and it was just a mess.
As technology developed a lot of things changed.
