They developed a philosophical approach to history, asking questions about the causes of events and the role of individuals in history
They wrote some of the earliest surviving historical works, such as Herodotus's "Histories" and Thucydides's "History of the Peloponnesian War"
They established a tradition of historiography, which is the study of how history is written and interpreted
They developed the concept of periodization, which is the division of history into different time periods
In July 1944 the Soviets launched their largest offensive on the Eastern Front to date, crushing an entire German Army Group. This success convinced the Soviet command that the advance into East Prussia was feasible against the disintegrating German forces. But things didnt turn out exactly like tha
At this point it may seem strange that there is a place, or places, in Europe beyond the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, where life is not possible. But we are not talking about remote or peripheral places. We are talking about the heart of Europe, precisely the strip of territory th
lancers in waterloo 2nd Imperial Guard Lancer Light Horse Regiment The 2nd Regiment of Cavalry Lancers of the Imperial Guard, more often called the Red Lancers because of their predominantly vermilion red uniform (or crayfish) is a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, created in 1810 from the
The death of Catarina Eufémia, in 1954, was an emblem of the struggle of rural workers in Alentejo, Portugal, against the Salazar dictatorship. Catarina Efigénia Sabino Eufémia, popularly known in Portugal only as Catarina Eufémia , became a symbol of the struggle against exploitation and repressio