mercenaries

3 10, 2017

Early African warfare – mercenaries and catapults

By |2019-08-21T09:18:19-07:00October 3rd, 2017|Africa|Comments Off on Early African warfare – mercenaries and catapults

Early African warfare: Nubian archers in the Middle Kingdom (from the Nubian museum in Aswan, Egypt) The beginnings of war There has been fighting in Africa since the early Stone [...]

14 09, 2017

From Xerxes to Alexander – the later Persian Empire

By |2019-10-24T12:52:19-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on From Xerxes to Alexander – the later Persian Empire

The Persian shah, Xerxes, from the 400s BC. Death of Xerxes and revolt In 465 BC, someone killed the Persian King Xerxes. His assassin may have been his son Ardashir [...]

14 09, 2017

Who were the Lydians? West Asian history

By |2019-11-20T05:41:34-08:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Who were the Lydians? West Asian history

A Lydian gold coin King Gyges About 687 BC, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, King Gyges started the new country of Lydia (LID-ee-ah), in modern Turkey where the Hittites had ruled before the [...]

3 08, 2017

High Middle Ages – European history

By |2019-12-18T05:36:20-08:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on High Middle Ages – European history

St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy (about 1100 AD) The Seljuks destabilize Europe's neighbors In 1071 AD, the Byzantine Empire lost most of Anatolia (modern Turkey) to the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert. [...]

3 08, 2017

Norman Conquest of England – Medieval Europe

By |2019-09-11T11:25:53-07:00August 3rd, 2017|History, Medieval|Comments Off on Norman Conquest of England – Medieval Europe

Outer walls of Caen castle, Normandy, France The Vikings settle in northern France Around 1000 AD, some of the Vikings who had been raiding France got permission from the French king to settle down and live [...]

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