As we already commented in previous articles (those dedicated to Sanjuniatón and Megasthenes) many lost works of Antiquity can be reconstructed to a great extent thanks to the extensive quotations of them found in later authors. Another of these cases is the Historical Library of Diodorus of Sicily,
To respond to the dreaded German minenwerfers, the French unearthed arsenals of old mortars over 50 years old, which had been designed by Napoleon IIIs engineers to fire cast iron cannonballs (e.g. 150 mm )! Their stocky size gave them the nickname of Crapouillots. The old 58 gun was thus used from
The Trojan War was fought in the Bronze Age between Greeks and Trojans, beginning in 1300 BC. and would have lasted a decade. The conflict was narrated in two epic poems:theIliad , which deals with battles; and the Odyssey , which narrates Odysseus return home. Both were attributed to the Greek poe
Benin , one of the most important historical kingdoms of the West African forest region (fl. 13th - 19th centuries). Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernmost point further north than Europes southernmost point? See if your geographical knowledge points no