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Shapur II the Great (309 – 379)

Early Life and War With the Arabs Shapur II was born after the death of his father, and his accession to the throne took place...

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...

Mithridates I of Parthia (171-132 BC)

Mithridates I - the king of Parthia, ruled around 171 - 138/137 B.C. (according to one source) or 165-132 (according to another). From 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 Early History of Rome and its Establishment

The city was founded around settlements at a ford across the Tiber River, at the crossroads of trade routes. According to archaeological evidence, Rome...

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,...

Switzerland during the World Wars (1914-1945)

In both the First and the Second World Wars, Switzerland took the position of armed neutrality. Since the beginning of the First World War,...

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 Switzerland During Ancient Times

Switzerland before the Roman conquest Since ancient times, the Swiss Plateau - a region surrounded by the Alps from the south and east, Lake Geneva...

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...

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