After the conquest of Egypt, Alexander, having stayed for a period in Tyre, departed in the spring of 331 BC, heading towards the interior of Asia by crossing Mesopotamia. Simultaneously,...
Classical Antiquity
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Antiquity
The use of the term “Mücahit” by the Islamist President of Turkey for members of Hamas is not accidental. This term was used to refer to Turkish Cypriots recruited by...
At the end of World War I, the Ottoman Empire found itself unable to maintain its statehood. France, one of the Allied powers, eyed, among other territories, the lands of...
John II Komnenos (1118-1143) is considered one of the most capable emperors, and perhaps the one who perceived the magnitude of the Turkish threat for his empire more than anyone...
Before the Battle of Amphipolis, the Spartan general Brasidas delivered a speech to his soldiers, about 2.000 hoplites and 300 cavalry, in which he said, among other things: “Men of...
The (usually) female perpetrator seeks to lure the target into a fake relationship (which may or may not involve physical contact) from which she can gather information or influence the...
The formation of a stormtrooper unit was ordered and implemented by Enver Pasha, the Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, in July 1917. In May of the same year,...
August 1870. Almost half a month since the Franco-Prussian War has been declared, and the French have formed the “Army of the Rhine,” numbering around 205,000 men, with plans to...
Skilled horsemen capable of continuous marches for up to 13 hours, the Tatars excelled in constantly harassing the enemy, destroying enemy supply lines. However, they were notoriously undisciplined and often...
The coronation of Charlemagne during the Christmas of 800 was a significant event that marked the relationship between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. The collaboration between the Pope and the...
After the conquest of Egypt, Alexander, having stayed for a period in Tyre, departed in the spring of 331 BC, heading towards the interior of Asia by crossing Mesopotamia. Simultaneously,...
The use of the term “Mücahit” by the Islamist President of Turkey for members of Hamas is not accidental. This term was used to refer to Turkish Cypriots recruited by...
At the end of World War I, the Ottoman Empire found itself unable to maintain its statehood. France, one of the Allied powers, eyed, among other territories, the lands of...
John II Komnenos (1118-1143) is considered one of the most capable emperors, and perhaps the one who perceived the magnitude of the Turkish threat for his empire more than anyone...
Before the Battle of Amphipolis, the Spartan general Brasidas delivered a speech to his soldiers, about 2.000 hoplites and 300 cavalry, in which he said, among other things: “Men of...
The (usually) female perpetrator seeks to lure the target into a fake relationship (which may or may not involve physical contact) from which she can gather information or influence the...
The formation of a stormtrooper unit was ordered and implemented by Enver Pasha, the Minister of War of the Ottoman Empire, in July 1917. In May of the same year,...
August 1870. Almost half a month since the Franco-Prussian War has been declared, and the French have formed the “Army of the Rhine,” numbering around 205,000 men, with plans to...
Skilled horsemen capable of continuous marches for up to 13 hours, the Tatars excelled in constantly harassing the enemy, destroying enemy supply lines. However, they were notoriously undisciplined and often...
The coronation of Charlemagne during the Christmas of 800 was a significant event that marked the relationship between Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. The collaboration between the Pope and the...