In _The Odyssey_, Odysseus kills 72 of Penelope's suitors after stringing his bow in a feat that none of the suitors could manage to do.
Nineteenth-century view of Palazzo Pitti in Florence Cradle of civilization and an open-air masterpiece, Florence it became, between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the most important city in Europe. The culture gave it an unparalleled prestige and art that it was able to favor and
The defeat of Germany in the First World War caused a huge impact on German society. Although more than the military defeat, it was the peace imposed at Versailles that marked the following decades. As Churchill rightly said after the signing of the peace, «we have not signed the peace, we have only
When it shone in the sky, it was written all over the world - in Korea, Japan, France and Ireland. It was one of the most spectacular astronomical events of the 11th century. And it had surprisingly a lot to do with the ambitious leader of the Piast state. It was 44 BC. The Roman Forum still bor
48 hours without sleep, on their knees, drenched in blood - this is how Polish doctors worked during the Battle of Monte Cassino. They were capable of the greatest sacrifices. Their work was as demanding and dangerous as the soldiers in the battle line. Today you wont find songs about their achievem