Founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral and explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles, St. Augustine is the oldest and continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States. It was established as a strategic military outpost during the Spanish colonial period and played a crucial role in shaping the course of American history.
The storming of the Bastille July 14, 1789 is a highly symbolic event of the French Revolution. That day, the city of Paris was shaken by a series of riots caused by the dismissal of Necker, Louis XVIs only popular minister. Fearing a coup from the king, the people of Paris are looking for weapons.
The largely unknown battle of the Hysias took place in 669 (or 668) BC. in the homonymous region of Argolis between Argives and Spartans and was an event of enormous importance for political and especially military developments in the Greek area. Hysias, according to the traveler Pausanias, was
After its victory in Sarandaporos, the Greek Army continued its movement to the North. On October 19, the Greek forces moved on both sides of the lake of Giannitsa. The I, II, III, IV and VI Infantry Divisions (MP) marched north and the VII MP, Konstantinopoulos Evzone Detachment (AE) and the Cavalr
What was the reaction of the Sublime Gate to the outbreak of the local rebellions of 1821? How did the Ottomans perceive the reality and how did they route their reaction towards the infidel Greeks? Have we exhausted the sources around the Greek Revolution? Do we know its real dimension? These and m