The Hittites, Scythians, Huns, Turks, Mongols and Manchu were all nomadic people who originated in the steppes of Central Asia. They were all skilled horsemen and warriors, and they all played a significant role in the history of Eurasia.
The Hittites, Scythians, Huns, Turks, Mongols and Manchu were all nomadic people who originated in the steppes of Central Asia. They were all skilled horsemen and warriors, and they all played a significant role in the history of Eurasia.
The little or First Northern War (1655-60) was one of the most important though lesser-known conflicts that made little Sweden a pan-European power. The Swedish king Charles Gustav, facing Poland (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), Russia, Prussia, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands, had managed, in
At the end of the Second World War, two distinct blocs clashed. The United States and the USSR enter the “Cold War”. This conflict will last throughout the second half of the XXe century, until the fall of the USSR. The intensity of this conflict was not uniform over time:strong tensions existed bet
Henry dAramitz or Aramis, born around 16201, is a lay abbot who inspired the fictional character of Aramis in Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers. Like Porthos, Aramis belongs to an illustrious family from Béarn. Unlike other Béarn musketeers, he is of noble military origin. His grandfather
When the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmed II took Constantinople on May 29, 1453, putting an end to the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, they practically controlled all the territories that had formerly been part of it. But a Byzantine Greek state remained independent on the northeast coast of