If someone told you that a blind person joined the army, rode a horse, drove a stagecoach and built several hundred kilometers of roads and bridges, some of which still stand today, you would probably consider it a joke. However, the life of John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack, is proof that bein
The historical site of Thermopylae became a battlefield not only in the famous conflict of 480 BC. but several more times in history, with the last one in 1941. However, the battle of Thermopylae in 279 BC is of particular importance. when again the allied Greeks saved the homeland from the invading
Werewolves are one of the most popular mythical creatures present in contemporary pop culture. Examples include the saga The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski, Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien, as well as horror classics such as Werewolf or Wolf. Do the mythical beasts have a Slavic origin? And what does
As a general rule, we tend to assume that International Working Womens Day , or International Womens Day It is an invention of the 20th century. However, looking at ancient history we can find the surprise that the last century was not the one of the invention of womens rights but, on occasions, of