Roman roads primarily contributed to the empire's trade and allowed quick, safe, and easy transit of individuals, commodities, mail, and military forces.
Portrait of Mona Lisa, known as the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. Around 1503-1506. Louvre Museum, Paris • WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo hangs – under very high surveillance – in room 711 of the Denon wing of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Bett
Despite the German-Soviet pact, Hitler launched “Operation Barbarossa” on June 22, 1941, with a view to invading the Soviet Union. 3 million soldiers will open the Eastern front, facing a distraught Soviet army. The Germans reach the gates of Moscow in October 1941. However, the non-aggression pact
In Iran, in 1979, the Iranian revolution took place, known as the Islamic revolution, which saw the overthrow of Shah Pahlavi. He is criticized for being too close to the West, for renouncing Islamic traditions, but also for the hardening of the regime towards opponents. The opposition movement over
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also called Duomo, still dominates the rooftops of Florence. Brunelleschi definitively completed its construction during the 15th century, after 30 years of work. • LIST On January 20, 1817, Stendhal discovered Florence:“While descending the Apennines to a