Edward Pellew, born in Dover in 1757, died in 1833, 1st Viscount of Exmouth, was a British admiral.
He distinguished himself in several battles against the French navy in America and in India, became rear-admiral in 1804, vice-admiral in 1808. In 1815 he was given command of the British fleet in the Mediterranean. He bombarded Algiers and forced the dey to hand him over 1,000 slaves. He devoted the rest of his career to the instruction of sailors.
The Sarisse was a long spear measuring 3 to 7 meters used by the Macedonian phalanxes. Very heavy for a spear (5 kg), it had two bronze points at its ends. The short iron spike at its base allowed it to be anchored to the ground to halt the advance of enemy soldiers. However apart from the tight f
Corinth (in ancient Greek and in modern Greek Κόρινθος / Kórinthos) is one of the most important cities of ancient Greece. It remains an important city of modern Greece, housing 36,555 inhabitants and being the capital of the nome of Corinthia. She is mentioned in the Iliad, where she also bears the
Utica (in Latin Utica) is an ancient ancient port city founded by the Phoenicians and located in the north of present-day Tunisia. Location Utique is located in the governorate of Bizerte and is the largest archaeological site in this region. The delegation of Utique which houses it is located in t
Traces of human occupation are attested from the Neolithic on the site of the Acropolis (see Pélasges). But it was only after the Ionian invasions that Attica was organized into cities, including Cecropia, the future Athens. Athens was formally founded around 800 BC by the synoecism of several vill