Thus, what unfolded over the next few days was a true clash of titans, with both sides demonstrating unparalleled bravery, both collectively and individually.
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”..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...
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...
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...
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...
When the fleet arrived, the city’s garrison was absent, participating in festivities in the capital, Fustat. The inhabitants hastily abandoned the undefended city, which the daring Byzantines seized after minor...
His reinforced fleet, trained in the gymnasia and equipped with Greek fire, set ablaze the Arab fleet, or as the chronicler Theophanes vividly states, “He set fire to the Arab...
Thus, what unfolded over the next few days was a true clash of titans, with both sides demonstrating unparalleled bravery, both collectively and individually.
”..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...
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...
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...
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...
When the fleet arrived, the city’s garrison was absent, participating in festivities in the capital, Fustat. The inhabitants hastily abandoned the undefended city, which the daring Byzantines seized after minor...
His reinforced fleet, trained in the gymnasia and equipped with Greek fire, set ablaze the Arab fleet, or as the chronicler Theophanes vividly states, “He set fire to the Arab...