Meeting on September 21, the Convention first decided to ratify the abolition of royalty before proclaiming, the next day, the birth of the French Republic, the first of its name. But, for the new assembly, the major decision remains the fate of the king. The Convention, which had just taken cogniza
Of all the oracles of the ancient Greek world, that of Delphi was undoubtedly the most important. Many who consulted the oracles of Didyma, Dodona, Olympia, Claros, Efira or Delos, asked for a second opinion at Delphi, if they could afford it. Even so, it was not the oldest, an honor that fell to
The independence of Haiti was proclaimed on January 1, 1804. Haiti was the first independent nation in the Caribbean, the first black republic in the world, and the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery. Abstract The French occupied the western part of the island of Hispaniola
The Battle of Mondovi took place on April 21, 1796 between the French army of Bonaparte and what remained of the troops of the Kingdom of Sardinia, already defeated in the previous battles of Montenotte, Millesimo and Dego under the orders of General Colli. Battlefield information The amphitheater-