Statue of Cicero in front of the Palace of Justice in Rome • ISTOCK At 60, the age at which, for Romans, a man is already an old man, Marcus Tullius Cicero, or Cicero, is convinced that his political career is over. Far are his glorious years as a defender of corrupt politicians and enemies of t
The Berlin Wall It was built on August 13, 1961 and torn down 28 years later on November 9, 1989. The wall divided the city of Berlin in two in order to prevent the emigration of the population of East Berlin to the West side. In this way, between 1961 and 1989, the city was divided into two disti
Capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, July 15, 1099. In this painting by Émile Signol, Godfrey Bouillon gives thanks to God in the presence of Peter the Hermit after the capture of the city. 1847. Palace of Versailles. • WIKIMEDIACOMMONS The vast popular movement that resulted in the capture of
In February 1940 the German navy decided to attack British fishing vessels in the North Sea in the area of Dodger Bank. The mission codenamed Operation Wikinger (Viking) was assigned to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla. The flotilla consisted of the destroyers Z1 Leberecht Maass, Z3 Max Schultz, Z4 R