We are the Womens Liberation Front! shouted rebellious women from New York to Berlin in the 1970s. They were fed up with being patronized by men. They wanted to take their lives into their own hands and fought for equality between women and men. The master of the house In 1949, the Social Democrat
Cardigans and sneakers, banners and flowerpots, the entry of the Greens into the German Bundestag in 1983 is one thing above all:turbulent. Helmut Kohl does not give the newcomers to Bonn politics two years – a mistake, as we shall see. When Joschka Fischer and Co are finally able to take part in
We also demand our place in the sun! With this sentence, which has become famous, the later Chancellor von Bülow described Germanys longing for colonial world importance in 1897. In the beginning there was skepticism Pardon will not be given! Prisoners will not be taken! With this battle cry, Kai
In the mirror of its chancellorships, Germany appears as a haven of stability. The Federal Republic has only had eight chancellors since it was founded in 1949. Each chancellor has shaped the Federal Republic in his own unique way. 1949:Emerging from uncertainty Many chancellors were more controver
Ironically, the German archenemies were the backbone of the French Foreign Legion for almost 100 years. Because in the history of the Legion more soldiers came from Germany than from any other nation. Foundation - an army for refugees With the founding of the French Foreign Legion in 1831, King Lo
The Berlin Wall went down in history as a symbol of the Cold War and the division of Germany. It was built in 1961 to stop the flow of refugees from east to west. German-German border Since 1952, the leadership of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) had cordoned off its territory to the west. The
For 40 years, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed alongside the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) as the second German state, separated by guarded borders and walls. According to the constitution, all citizens in the GDR were equal. The state took over large parts of private property and na
There are numerous places in Germany where you can breathe in a touch of Roman history. The many finds can be admired in various museums. But what did the Romans want in Germania? The first campaigns to Germania In the years 58 to 51 BC Gaius Julius Caesar (100 to 44 BC) conquered Gaul. This area
Many different influences and builders shaped the image of ancient Rome. The Etruscans and Greeks brought their culture, architecture and philosophy to the city on the Tiber. And the conquered territories paid the necessary tribute to fund the city. City founded for political reasons Seven-five-thr
Egyptian pyramids are still a myth. Scientists and engineers around the world are puzzled as to how the monumental buildings came into being around 4,500 years ago. Encrypted knowledge As recently as the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken believed that extraterrestrials were the originators of the py
In ancient Egypt, the pharaohs were considered gods incarnate. Even after their death, they should continue to watch over their people from the afterlife - their subjects built them monumental buildings for this purpose. Sole rulers of Egypt A pharaohs first duty was to enforce justice among his p
Roman authors coined the term Teutons as a collective term for certain peoples in Northern and Central Europe. But the affected peoples and tribes themselves felt no sense of togetherness. Who were the Germans? The Germans as a unified people never existed. Rather, the term is a generic term for ce
Athens is the only place, the proud statesman Pericles put it in a nutshell, where an apolitical person is not considered a quiet citizen, but a bad citizen. In the beginning there was an uprising Between 508 and 322 BC the Athenians for the first time no longer obeyed a king, no noble caste, no ty
At the time of the digital revolution, it is very difficult for us to imagine how tumultuous the history of photography was and especially how long it took to take even a single photograph. This invention, now common to everyone, we owe it to a Frenchman, Nicéphore Niépce. Intended for the priestho
Exploration is not only a matter of discovery, of intimacy with solitude and even less of an ideal in itself; it is also and above all confrontation. Against nature, which is often hostile, and against large mammals who will do everything to steal the title from you. What title? That of having first
A few days before the declaration of war in 1870, a German steamer, the Rhine, entered Tokio Bay and landed at Yokohama. At that time, two French warships, the Vénus and the Dupleix, and two German warships, the Medusa and the Herta, were in the same waters. Each squadron was of equal strength, the
At a time when the exegesis of ancient texts, scholasticism and genealogy rubbed shoulders with assiduity, it was not foolish to imagine the Greek hero Bellerophon as an ancestor, or even Hector of Troy as a distant relative. Alongside the historical figure of Alexander the Great, who was a model fo
(1) high altar of Pergamon , Berlin Born January 4, 1839 in Steele, the young Carl will undertake a classical school career. From what little we know of those years, he still had a good knowledge of history, a light style in Latin, and showed great skill in mathematics. Thereafter, he began to stu
Fighting against popular terrors, well anchored in the collective imagination, is almost in the realm of the impossible. They are all the more harmful as the risk of civil disorder, or even murder, within a rural population remains a well-founded concern. Yet this is what the Bishop of Lyon, Monsign
With our contemporary glasses, peace and heritage preservation initiatives may seem trivial to us on the threshold of the Second World War. And yet, before this 20th century completely consumed men and stones, certain individuals were struggling to save the buildings and the knowledge that flowed fr
Amos the first Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty and the brother of Kamos, the last king of the 17th Dynasty, was a special personality of ancient history. He was the Pharaoh who freed the slave in the Syro-Canaanite Hyksos part of Egypt, unified the country and established it as a superpower of the then
The Celts are Indo-European peoples originating from the Danube valley, who settled in much of Europe from antiquity. These tribes speak the same language, with variations, and have certain religious beliefs in common. They are the spreaders of the iron civilization in Western Europe. Most historian
After the decision to intervene against the Bolsheviks in Ukraine, the French sent meager forces to the region, also requesting Greeces assistance. El. Venizelos agreed and ordered the dispatch of the 1st Army Corps. The first Greek unit to arrive in Ukraine was the heroic 34th Infantry Regiment (IP
Talleyrand He was one of those men who clung to power and did not detach himself from it until he died, a man who managed to have enormous power without having the responsibilities of being the leader of a government, but rather his greatest and closest adviser. Born into a noble family who claimed