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Once Hannibal entered Italy, at first he encamped at the very foot of the Alps to refresh his forces. Continue reading “The speeches of Publius Scipio & Hannibal to their troops before the battle of Ticinus”
This post is a presentation of archaeological findings, from the territory of modern Bulgaria, which imply intense Mycenean presence in ancient Thrace. Continue reading “Archaeological evidence from Bulgaria shows that ancient Thrace was part of the Cretan-Mycenaean culture”
In this post we present and analyze excerpts from Homer’s “Odyssey”, which reveal some of his substantial theological positions.
Continue reading “Homer’s Theological positions – What was his opinion on ‘atheism’?”
The Rhone rises north-west of the head of the Adriatic on the northern slope of the Alps, and running in a south-westerly direction, falls into the Sardinian Sea. Continue reading “Polybius about Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps”
From the early seventh century the sources available to us are more numerous and more evenly distributed across the west. By this period, the ‘ethnic’ armies descended from the late Roman field armies had evolved into armies raised from classes of landowners. This evolution continued through the seventh century. Continue reading “Raising an army in Post-Roman Europe – The seventh century Anglo-Saxon England”
From the early seventh century the sources available to us are more numerous and more evenly distributed across the west. By this period, the ‘ethnic’ armies descended from the late Roman field armies had evolved into armies raised from classes of landowners. This evolution continued through the seventh century. Continue reading “Raising an army in Post-Roman Europe – The seventh century Frankish Gaul”
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