The Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos had married the Hungarian princess Piroska who was named Irini. In this way he found himself involved in the dynastic disputes of the Hungarian kingdom. John gave asylum to a relative of his wife, but the Hungarian king Stefanos preferred him dead. When John
Pytheas the Massaliotis is one of the most unknown, but at the same time important personalities of the ancient world. He justifiably does not hold the title of explorer, since he was the first to sail in the unknown northern seas, reaching the island of Thuli, which researchers identify with todays
According to the Homeric description, Achilles with his famous Myrmidons did not participate in the first two battles that the Iliad presents with the occasion of a woman. However, like the legend of Helens abduction, this view could be symbolic. The Myrmidons, as elite as they were, are very likely
Deer , the charrúa cacique, amicably extended General Rivera the knife that he had asked him to chop his tobacco. However, the military reacted unexpectedly; he jerked back, feigning surprise, and in the same motion he drew his revolver and shot her. That was the signal that the rest of his troops,