10 things you should know about the early medieval (Eastern Roman) Byzantine army
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the…
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10 things you should know about the ancient Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
While popular history tends to bring forth the notion of Alexander the Great as a military genius (and rightly so), his generalship was not only…
8 Of The Biggest Guns Of Destruction Used During The Second World War
20th century easily stands out as one of the mankind’s destructive epochs, with two World Wars and several intermittent conflicts encompassing regions across the globe….
12 incredible things you should know about the Aztec warrior
From the etymological perspective, the term Aztec is derived from Aztlan (or ‘Place of Whiteness’ in connotative meaning), the mythological place of origin for the…
10 things you should know about the medieval English knights
Our popular notion associates the medieval knight with the imagery of the heavily armored horseman fighting with flair and dominating his ‘lesser’ foes. And while…
14 things you should know about the Roman Praetorian Guard
The famed Praetorian Guards (or cohortes praetoriae) constitute a unique parcel of ancient Roman military history. In many ways, alluding to the proverbial scope of ‘too much…
Potsdam Giants – the Prussian infantry regiment that exclusively inducted ‘very tall’ male candidates
A few days ago, we talked about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Sa-Nakt who is possibly the world’s oldest known human to display patterns of gigantism…
14 incredible facts about the Battle of Marathon that you should know
The historical significance of the Battle of Marathon cannot be overstated, with this pivotal encounter setting the stage for the Greco-Persian wars that continued for…
The animated Bayeux Tapestry presents the historical ‘lead up’ to the Battle of Hastings
While the Bayeux Tapestry (or Tapete Baiocense in Latin) holds strong in British popular consciousness for its portrayal of the events leading up to the…
Visually reconstructed evolution of the ancient Roman soldier from 8th century BC to 3rd century AD
Starting out as a backwater inhabited by cattle rustlers who made their camps and rudimentary dwellings among the hills and the swamp lands, Rome emerged…
