In 1176 the Byzantine Empire suffered one of the most devastating defeats in its history at Myriokefalo. The Seljuk Turks continued their devastating raids in Asia Minor, taking advantage of their victory. However, Byzantium was still able to react and in fact particularly dynamically and effectivel
Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba, better known as The Great Military Captain, was a 15th-century Spanish soldier who is credited with creating the first professional Spanish army. At the end of the century, the Catholic Monarchs decide to reconquer the kingdom of Granada and expel the Moors from Spanish
After the barracks emperor, Principate became difficult to maintain. The era of Pax Romana has passed, and pirates, bandits, and robbers have frequently occurred in the territory, and the emperor has been killed one after another by the Senate, soldiers, and guards. It was Emperor Diocletian w
The Taínos were the first indigenous people that Columbus contacted after his arrival in the New World. At that time they inhabited a good part of the Caribbean, from what is now the Bahamas to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola or Puerto Rico. The cultural contribution of this people has been significant, a