After the death of Suleiman the Magnificent, the new Sultan Selim II, immediately after ascending to the throne, decided to campaign against the Venetian-occupied Cyprus. On July 1, 1570, the Turkish armada rushed to the bay of Paphos and the next day the Turkish troops landed in Limassol, without e
The Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229) is a war started by the papacy to fight the Cathar heresy. Increasingly powerful in Languedoc, the latter considered that the Church governed by the Pope was corrupt and incapable of combating the Evil that reigns over the terrestrial world. Responding to the call
We move to the Victorian era, more or less coinciding with the reign of Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom (1837-1901), which was characterized by the enormous economic development resulting from the so-called Industrial Revolution and the expansion of the British colonial Empire. These signific
The leadership of the Armed Forces in Greece, in 1974, has serious responsibilities for the non-reinforcement of Cyprus after the invasion of Turkey on the island. They are also responsible for the fact that with the coup they left gaps in the islands defense. Political responsibilities also arise f