Animation presents a day in the life of a Roman soldier in circa 1st century AD
Much has been said about the arms, armaments, and tactics of the famed Roman legions. Suffice it to say, they played their crucial role from…
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Eurasian Yamna invasion possibly ‘wiped out’ the local men of the Iberian peninsula 4,500-years ago
Archaeological records have already proven how the Neolithic age and Early Bronze Age was known to have their fair share of human conflicts and massacres…
Cossacks: 12 Incredible Things You Should Know
Our popular notions about the Cossacks tended to portray them as the energetic and rambunctious horsemen of the lower steppe from Russia and Ukraine. And…
Carolingian Franks And Their Armies: 14 Things You Should Know
The progression of Western Europe from the proverbial (though misleading) ‘Dark Ages’ to what we know as the medieval feudal times corresponded to a matter…
Has the century-old Russian shipwreck containing $132 billion worth of gold been found in South Korea?
Shinil Group, a South Korean company, has come forward with claims that it has discovered the long-lost Russian warship that went under during the Russo-Japanese…
(Early) Knights Hospitaller: 10 Things You Should Know
Often counted among the better known medieval Christian military orders, the Knights Hospitallers or the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of…
History of Conquistadors: Origins, Armor, and Tactics
When we talk of the Conquistador, the subjective discussion tends to either take a damning route or present an idealizing status. But beyond the controversial…
Janissaries: Origins and Military System Of The Elite Soldiers
The controversial rise, the enviable peak, and finally the ignominious fall – this, in a nutshell, defines the historical spectrum of the elite Janissaries. However,…
Animation presents the tactics of 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…
Time-lapse animation presents the evolution of the ancient Roman infantry over a period of 1,500-years
Starting out as a backwater inhabited by cattle rustlers who made their camps and rudimentary dwellings among the hills and the swamplands, Rome emerged as…
