This was a major factor in the success of the Roman Empire, as it allowed for the rapid movement of troops and supplies, and helped to maintain control over such a large territory.
Deaths are always unfortunate and even more so if they occur as a result of an accident. But, sometimes, there are deaths that have especially humiliating characteristics and probably among the worst recorded in history is the incident that occurred in Erfurt in the Middle Ages, when dozens of membe
What is the capital of Egypt? Cairo, of course. Or not, depending on the time we are referring to. Without counting those of the pharaonic period, in which Buto, Busiris, Tinis, Hieracómpolis, Buto, Memphis, Ity-tauy, Avaris, Thebes, Alexandria and some others followed one another, if we go back in
Sergeant Rudy Brasche and the team of tank hunters of the 2nd Platoon, 1st Company, 901st Panzergrenadier Regiment Lehr, which he commanded, equipped with a Panzerschreck – the equivalent of the German Bazooka – with mines and grenades, approached the edge of the narrow road, where it formed an angl
Convicts are executed with the guillotine during the French Revolution. Vintage engraving. • WIKIMEDIACOMMONS “The deputy Guillotin / In medicine / Very expert and very clever, / Made a machine / To purge the French body / Of all the people with projects / It’s the guillotine, oh ford! / Its the