Elite Units of Antiquity: The Forces That Built and Defended Empires
Reading Time: 37 minutes From Greece to China, from Rome to Persia, empires relied on a few thousand elite troops to fight and…
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Reading Time: 37 minutes Seafaring Innovators: How the Phoenicians Connected the Ancient World
Reading Time: 18 minutes Considered the “cradle of civilization,” the Mediterranean region produced some of history’s most capable seafarers: the Phoenicians. Living in…
Charles Martel at Tours: The Hammer of the Franks
Reading Time: 18 minutes The year 732 found Charles Martel in a pivotal position on the world stage. The Umayyad Caliphate’s armies, freshly victorious…
Ashoka the Great and the Turning Point Toward Buddhism
Reading Time: 13 minutes Ashoka the Great is an unparalleled monarch in Indian history. His conquests had unified much of the Indian subcontinent…
Queen Boudica’s Last Stand: The Battle for Britannia
Reading Time: 14 minutes The Warrior Queen and the Fate of a Nation Set in Roman Britain around the mid-1st century CE, this…
15 Archimedes Discoveries That Changed the World
Reading Time: 14 minutes A Mind Ahead of His Time Archimedes of Syracuse was born in the 3rd century BCE and is considered…
Xenophon and the Ten Thousand: Ancient Greece’s Greatest Retreat
Reading Time: 13 minutes In the year 401 BCE, 10,000 Greek mercenaries became stranded in the heart of the Persian Empire. Betrayed and…
12 Chinese Dynasties Explained: Power, Culture, and Legacy
Reading Time: 16 minutes Chinese dynasties are among the most ancient and longest-lasting in history. For over 4,000 years, various ruling families have…
The True Story of Saint Patrick and How Myths Transformed It
Reading Time: 14 minutes Saint Patrick is a well-known historical figure whose influence can still be seen today. On March 17, parades and…
A Guide to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Reading Time: 11 minutes The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World are some of the earliest architectural and artistic achievements in human history….
