A shout echoed through the French’ lines «give point!» (à l’estoc!), and stab under the arm. The French surged again with such force and in such numbers that the combatants...
The Middle Ages
Transitioning from Medieval realms to the Age of new horizons
”..Hector, the bravest of men, fell before the arms of Achilles. Troy was reduced to flames by the Mycenean fury. India knew of the gallantry of Philip. Did not his...
After the defeat of Manfred at Benevento and the decapitation of the last of the Hohenstaufens, Conradin, in Naples on October 29, 1268, the Kingdom of Sicily had definitively been...
What would be the impressions of a Byzantine emperor after visiting ancient Greek ruins? Basileus (King, meaning the Emperor) Theodoros II Doukas Laskaris visited with his secretary Kostomyris and his...
An amazing description of Constantinople, “the land of the Greeks,” as he called it, from Ibn Battuta (1304-1388) the Moroccan explorer and traveler of the 14th century who is considered...
The perception that heavily armored knights, especially when fighting on foot, were cumbersome is entirely mistaken. Both historical references, eyewitness accounts, and the excellent work done by reenactment groups attest...
Quite often, the image of the Bulgarian Empire under Simeon (913-927) is presented on Social Media with extremely “inflated” territories for Bulgarian dominance. However, the reality is different.
In May 1081, the Norman Duke of Italy, Robert Guiscard, crossed the Adriatic Sea and invaded the Byzantine Empire. He had already entrusted the governance of Longobardia to his son...
Nikiforos Grigoras was born in Heraclea Pontica, with historians specifying his birth between the years 1292 and 1295. He stands out as one of the prominent figures of the Palaiologian...
Leaving Kütahya, Tamerlane continued his march, reinforced by the emirs Amir Suleiman and Sundjuk along the way. He immediately captured Altintas, south of Kütahya. With Güzël Hissar of Aydin, he...
A shout echoed through the French’ lines «give point!» (à l’estoc!), and stab under the arm. The French surged again with such force and in such numbers that the combatants...
”..Hector, the bravest of men, fell before the arms of Achilles. Troy was reduced to flames by the Mycenean fury. India knew of the gallantry of Philip. Did not his...
After the defeat of Manfred at Benevento and the decapitation of the last of the Hohenstaufens, Conradin, in Naples on October 29, 1268, the Kingdom of Sicily had definitively been...
What would be the impressions of a Byzantine emperor after visiting ancient Greek ruins? Basileus (King, meaning the Emperor) Theodoros II Doukas Laskaris visited with his secretary Kostomyris and his...
An amazing description of Constantinople, “the land of the Greeks,” as he called it, from Ibn Battuta (1304-1388) the Moroccan explorer and traveler of the 14th century who is considered...
The perception that heavily armored knights, especially when fighting on foot, were cumbersome is entirely mistaken. Both historical references, eyewitness accounts, and the excellent work done by reenactment groups attest...
Quite often, the image of the Bulgarian Empire under Simeon (913-927) is presented on Social Media with extremely “inflated” territories for Bulgarian dominance. However, the reality is different.
In May 1081, the Norman Duke of Italy, Robert Guiscard, crossed the Adriatic Sea and invaded the Byzantine Empire. He had already entrusted the governance of Longobardia to his son...
Nikiforos Grigoras was born in Heraclea Pontica, with historians specifying his birth between the years 1292 and 1295. He stands out as one of the prominent figures of the Palaiologian...
Leaving Kütahya, Tamerlane continued his march, reinforced by the emirs Amir Suleiman and Sundjuk along the way. He immediately captured Altintas, south of Kütahya. With Güzël Hissar of Aydin, he...