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The Life and Rule of Commodus (177-192)

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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,...
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Modern History

Switzerland during the World Wars (1914-1945)

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

History of Switzerland During the Late Middle Ages

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

History of Switzerland During the High Middle Ages – Swiss Union

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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...
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Medieval History

History of Switzerland During the Early Middle Ages

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

History of Switzerland During Ancient Times

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

History of War Elephants

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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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Americas

American Civil War – Year 1865

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March of Sherman to the sea Sherman marched from Atlanta on November 15, 1864 in the direction of Savannah. In this case, the northerners had...
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Americas

Battle for Fort Sumter – Start of the American Civil War – Part 1

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South Carolina announced secession shortly after Lincoln's victory in the presidential election of 1860, and by February 1861 six more southern states had made...
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Medieval History

Slight Background on the Civil War and Disintegration of the Union

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

Manassas Campaign – American Civil War

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By the beginning of the summer of 1861, two field armies of the Confederation were in Northern Virginia. General Beauregard commanded the Potomac Army,...
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Modern History

The West Virginia Campaign – Rich Mountain Campaign

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The Western Virgins campaign, also known as Operation West Virginia, is the fighting that took place during the American civil war on the territory...
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Wars and Battles

Muslim Conquest of Spain – Battle of Guadalete

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The Muslim Conquest of Spain was one of the most important battles between the Muslims and Christians in the first millennia.
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People

The Life of Blackbeard Pirate – Myth or Real?

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Blackbeard Pirate was a real-life figure who terrorized American towns and ships around the beginning of the 18th century.
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Medieval History

Medieval Longbow – The Most Powerful Weapon For Its Time?

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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.
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Wars and Battles

Who Invented the Chariot?

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The earliest recorded stage of the use of chariots is the Sintashta culture - 4100 years ago. So how did it rise to prominence?
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Modern History

The Mystery of the Boston Art Heist – $500m in Stolen Art

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It was dubbed "heist of the century": A duo of thieves stole numerous classic pieces of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.
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