Here we begin a new category with the enigmas of History. Enigma:«Why didnt Hannibal take Rome after the victory at Cannae? » In the year 216 B.C. Hannibal faces at Cannae eight Roman legions, cavalry and auxiliary troops (composed of allies), in total more than 80,000 men. On the other hand, Hann
Roman army: The Romans are winning more and more wars and begin to found the Roman Empire with a strong and well-organized army. Indeed, the soldiers fight in very disciplined groups. A group of 100 soldiers is called a centuria . Centuries form cohorts and 10 cohorts constitute a legion . During t
One smart man convinced all of Poland that sugar is a medicine for everything. And he made good money on it! “Poland seen from the window of the wagon is a very picturesque country,” thought a Frenchman who traveled around Poland by train in the early 1930s. - “Railway station buildings very neat
You probably remember from your history lessons some Ibrahim Ibn Jakub - a Jewish traveler from Muslim Spain, who was the first to write something about the Polish state. The curious merchant told about the customs of the Slavs, about the brave warriors of Prince Mieszko, as well as about the people