- Portugal
- Spain
- England
- France
- Netherlands
African Countries Involved:
- Portuguese and Spanish colonies in Africa (e.g., Angola, Mozambique, Guinea, Senegal)
- Senegambia
- Sierra Leone
- Gold Coast (Ghana)
- Bight of Benin
- Bight of Biafra
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Congo
- Angola
- Mozambique
The inhabitants of Phthia were called Myrmidones in the Homeric era. They got their name from Myrmidon, son of Zeus and Eurymedusa, according to the legend. The same myth states that Zeus transformed himself into an ant in order to mate with the said princess, hence the name of their offspring.
The Vandals were another Germanic nation, which under the pressure of the Huns, during the Great Migration of Peoples, had ended up inhabiting the area around the Sea of Azov. From there, seeking better fortune, they moved west and reached the Rhine. They later settled in Spain and from there
André Le Nôtre (1613-1700) is a famous French gardener and landscaper, inventor of a style of garden called French garden. Appointed gardener to King Louis XIV in 1645, André Le Nôtre designed the garden of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte with Louis Le Vau, the architect of this building. His greates
From some old images that I had seen and, to be honest, from the coats of arms of the Velasco and Mendoza families linked by a Franciscan cord that was over the main entrance, I assumed that I was in front of the Palace of the Constables of Castile, known today as the house of Cordón (Burgos), and m