The decisive demonstration of its falsehood came from the Italian humanist Lorenzo Valla in 1439–1440.
Eastern Roman Empire
Heraclius here managed to score a decisive victory by once again feigning a retreat and crashing into the confused Persians. At the end, it was said that over 6,000 Persian...
The establishment of autonomous Latin quarters within Constantinople, equipped with their own customs and rights of self-governance, sparked strong reactions among the local population and fostered widespread anti-Latin sentiment
“Bring order to this chaos, and take whatever you want.” said the Caliph al-Q’aim to implore Togrul-Beg about the increasingly uncontrollable Turkoman tribal chiefs
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...
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...
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...
The decisive demonstration of its falsehood came from the Italian humanist Lorenzo Valla in 1439–1440.
Heraclius here managed to score a decisive victory by once again feigning a retreat and crashing into the confused Persians. At the end, it was said that over 6,000 Persian...
The establishment of autonomous Latin quarters within Constantinople, equipped with their own customs and rights of self-governance, sparked strong reactions among the local population and fostered widespread anti-Latin sentiment
“Bring order to this chaos, and take whatever you want.” said the Caliph al-Q’aim to implore Togrul-Beg about the increasingly uncontrollable Turkoman tribal chiefs
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...
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...
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...