The next phase of the Iranian-Scythian hegemony is linked, in the western part of the steppes, to the Sarmatians. We have seen that Herodotus mentioned, on the eastern margins of European Scythia, the Sauromates. The name is Iranian and means “black furs (*coma-) (*sau-)”, with the nominative plura
Unless otherwise specified, dates on this page are all assumed to be BC. Polybius, in ancient Greek Πολύϐιος / Polúbios, (born between 210 and 202, in Megalopolis, (Arcadia), Greece, in the Peloponnese - died in 126 BC), general, statesman, historian and political theorist, is arguably the greatest
Plato Western PhilosopherAntiquity Birth:427 BC. AD (Athens)Death:348 BC. (Athens)School/tradition:AcademyMain interests:Politics, Rhetoric, Theory of knowledgeRemarkable ideas:Dialectics, Reminiscence, Realism of Ideas, Knowledge as true belief provided with reasonInfluenced by:Pythagoras - Archyt
The Picts were a people who settled in the lowlands of Scotland. Etymology of the name The name Pictes, perhaps formed from a Latin epithet, would literally mean painted men (among others, according to the Venerable Bede). It was attributed by the Britto-Romans, then by the Anglo-Saxons to the inha
Unless otherwise specified, dates on this page are all assumed to be BC. Phidias, in ancient Greek Pheidias (Athens, c. 490 - Olympia, ap. 430), was a sculptor of the first Greek classicism. There are few details about the life of Phidias. Born in Athens shortly after the battle of Marathon, he wa
Purple travelers Their ships laden with fabulous cargoes criss-crossed the whole Mediterranean; the Roman emperors adorned themselves with their dazzling purple; the pharaohs of Egypt had themselves embalmed in shrouds treated with their cedar oil; Solomon used the talents of their craftsmen to dec
Pericles, in Greek Periklếs (c.495-Athens 429 BC), Athenian strategist and statesman, of the Acamantid tribe and deme of Cholargue, member of the Alcmaeonid family, son of Xanthippe and of Agaristè. The influence of this character on his time was so great that this period is generally nicknamed the
Pausanias, in ancient Greek Παυσανίας († 469), was a Spartan politician and general. Member of the royal family of the Agiades, he is the son of Cleombrote I and the nephew of Leonidas I, the hero of Thermopylae, and Cleomenes I. Regent of Sparta during the minority of the son of Leonidas I, his co
parthes People of horsemen, of Indo-Iranian origin, established between the Caspian and the Aral Sea, in a province of the Seleucid Empire called Parthyene. It seems that they were part of the Parni people, one of the groups making up the relatives of the Scythians. whose meaning in Iranian would
Osric is a ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the Hwicce in the 7th century. It is generally considered - but without real proof - that he is the son of Eanhere. He may have ruled jointly with his brother Oshere. Osric is designated as king by Bede, in a text where he tells us that he welcomed Bis
Odoacer Odoacer (Odovacar), born in Pannonia around 435, is the son of Ederon, chief of the Heruli allied to the Huns and minister of Attila. He is the main actor in the final fall of the Western Roman Empire by deposing the last Western Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, and returning the imperial rega
Mérovée, Merowech or Merowig (eminent warrior) (born c. 411 - died in 457), considered the second king of the Salian Franks, is a king whose existence is shrouded in so much obscurity that many historians do not did not hesitate to question it and make it a legendary king. He would have reigned from
Name of the dynasty founded by Seleucus in 312, which formed one of the three main monarchies in which the empire of Alexander crystallized. By origin and culture, the Seleucids are considered a Hellenistic monarchy. In antiquity, the expression Seleucid kingdom was not used, but rather the kingdom
Jugurtha, born around 160 BC. J.-C. and died around 104 BC, is a king of Numidia. He opposed Roman power for seven years between 111 BC. AD and 105 BC. J.-C.. Jugurtha is the grandson of the Numidian king Massinissa whose tomb is in Cirta (current Constantine). Her father is Mastanabal, brother of
Ionia Ionia is a region located west of Asia Minor, between Phocaea and Miletus. In Antiquity, it federated twelve Greek cities, from the mainland and the islands:Chios, Ephesus, Eritrea, Clazomenes, Colophon, Lebedos, Miletus, Myonte, Phocaea, Priene, Samos and Teos. Halicarnassus joined them afte
The Huns are a people of horsemen of the steppes. The Huns are an Asian Turko-Mongolian people, speaking Turkic. It is the first people mentioned as such by historians. References to a people called Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu ) exist in Chinese sources since -1200, alluding to the ancestors of the Huns. T
Herodotus (in ancient Greek Ἡρόδοτος / Hêródotos), born around 484 or 482 BC. J.-C. in Halicarnassus (Greek colony located on the territory of the Carians), currently Bodrum (Turkey), died around 425 BC. J.-C. in Thourioi, is a Greek historian. He was nicknamed the “father of History” by Cicero (the
Hengist (or Hengest in Old English) and Horsa are two brothers from Jutland (Denmark) who, according to tradition, led their people during the invasion of Great Britain and founded the first Anglo-Saxon kingdom on the island :the kingdom of Kent, in the south-east of England. They were - according
The Gétules are a people of nomadic pastoralists present over vast regions of northwestern Africa, south of Numidia and Mauretania, during Antiquity and the Roman occupation of Africa. Strabo makes them southern neighbors of the Garamantes.In the year 6 of our era, they revolt against Juba II and se
The Etruscans (Latin:Tuscii) are a people who lived in Etruria, a territory roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and northern Lazio, the center of the Italian peninsula, before the period of Roman royalty. Their Greek neighbors called them Thyrrhenoi, meaning Tyrrhenians, but they called the
At this crucial moment, aircraft based aboard the aircraft carrier Formidable attacked the Italians, who repelled them without either of the two adversaries suffering the slightest damage. The Vittorio Veneto moved away, but was chased by Cunningham. Five torpedo planes from Formidable attacked her
Lan Xang , also Lan Chang , Laotian kingdom that flourished from the 14th century until in the 18th century divided into two separate kingdoms, Vien Chang and Luang Prabang . The conflict with its neighbors in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand (Siamese) forced the rulers of the kingdom
Ḥaḍramawt , also Hadhramaut written , ancient southern Arabian kingdom that includes todays Southern and Southeastern Yemen and todays Sultanate of Oman (Muscat and Oman) occupied . Ḥaḍramawt retained its political independence until the late 3rd century n . Chr. At when it
In January 1704 Philip V ratified the order to that the Tercios reorganize themselves into regiments (see From Tercios to Regiments in Desperta Ferro Especiales XIX:The Tercios (VI) 1660-1704 ), in other words, that the Hispanic military system became a carbon copy of the French and that, during the