The first entry of this series on the Caliphate of Córdoba ended with the defeat of Abderramán III against Ramiro II de León and his allies in the battle of Simancas, or more exactly in the Alhándega ravine, since the battle itself had no clear winner. . One of the first consequences of what happen
In 1040, Bulgaria was a province of the Byzantine Empire, after its subjugation by Vasilios Bulgarokdonos. However, this year the noble Petros Deleanos, who had, in theory, become Hellenized, left Constantinople and fled to Belgrade, from where he declared a revolution against the empire, proclaimin
Othons dethronement (October 10, 1862) marked the beginning of a new chaotic situation for the country. The enthronement of the new King George, a year later, temporarily quelled the passions and brought relative normalcy. This was also helped by the concession to Greece of the Ionian Islands. Re
Publius Claudius Pulcher , Roman politician belonging to a rich patrician family, was quite a character of his time. A spoiled posh boy who believed that the whole mountain is oregano. After a mediocre military career in Asia, where he instigated a revolt and was involved in a mutiny, he returned to