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Great Roman Civil War 49–45 BC

The civil war in ancient Rome lasted from 49 to 45 BC and was one of the last major internal conflicts in the Roman...

The Rule of Cleopatra VII Philopator

Cleopatra VII 69-30 BC is the last queen of Hellenistic Egypt from the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty. She was glorified by the dramatic love story...

History of The Bosporan Kingdom (438 BC – 370 AD)

The Bosporan kingdom is an ancient state in the Northern Black Sea coast on the Kerch Strait. The Kindom was formed about 480 BC...

The History of The Spanish Armada

The invincible Armada, or the Great and Glorious Armada, was a large navy of about 130 ships collected by Spain in 1586-1588 to invade...

Theodoric I King of the Visigoths (418-451)

Theodoric I, was King of the Visigoths from 418 to 451. Theodoric I was the son or, more likely, the son-in-law, of Alaric I....

East Germanic Tribe – The Gepids

The Gepids was an ancient Germanic tribe, akin to the Goths. According to the Geography of Ptolemy, Gepids lived among the Baltic tribes, on...

The Blitz – German Bombing of Britain in WWII

The Blitz was the bombing of Great Britain by Germany from September 7, 1940, to May 10, 1941, as part of the Battle of...

Syria–Lebanon Campaign in WWII

The Syrian-Lebanese operation (code-named "Exporter") was a strategic military operation of the British armed forces against Vichy France during World War II, with the...

The Sicilian Expedition (415-413 BC)

The Sicilian expedition was a military campaign during the Peloponnesian War, during which the Athenian fleet attempted in 415-413 BC to capture Syracuse. In...

Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639

Civil War in Scotland 1644-1647 was an armed conflict during the Covenant movement in Scotland, coupled with the English Revolution of the 17th century...

The Vandal Sack of Rome (455)

Taking advantage of a coup in Rome, which resulted in the death of Emperor Valentinian III, the King of Vandals, Genseric, left Carthage with...

Pyrrhic War (280–275 BC)

The Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) was a series of military conflicts involving the Greek states (Epirus, Macedonia and the city-states of Great Greece in...

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