Philip IV, known as the Beautiful, king of France from 1285 to 1314, owes his nickname to his immense stature and the beauty of his impassive face. “It is neither a man nor a beast, it is a statue .” said of him the French prelate Bernard Saisset. His reign is considered by historians to be one of t
The first battle of Zela was fought in 67 BC. between the forces of the Pontic king Mithridates VI and the Romans under Gaius Valerius Triarius. In the period 88 – 75 BC Mithridates fought twice against the Romans and was badly defeated. The third war began in 75 BC. The Romans enlisted the two l
In 996 AD the Bulgarians, under Tsar Samuel, taking advantage of the involvement of the emperor Vasilios Bulgaroktonos with the Arabs, besieged Thessaloniki. However, unable to capture the well-fortified city, they moved south and plundered as far as Larissa, which they razed to the ground, literall
The life of Jakub Frank would fit into a film script. This self-proclaimed prophet professed four religions, healed, promised immortality and ... organized orgies. Thanks to his cleverness and the gift of persuasion, he won the favor of the Catholic bishops, the Polish king, and even the Empress of