Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the Colm la Runga corridor. Early investigations of the site revealed artifacts from the camp, including...
The Roman military was one of the most advanced armies ever to be seen until the modern age. One of the first full time, paid professional armies in the world, even just the threat of Roman military might was enough to quickly frighten potential enemies into submission without a single blow...
Well, this guy may or may not have been the greatest general but he certainly caused a lot of destruction and had huge cajones. They didn’t call him the “Scourge of God” for nothing, he did however lose the Battle of Châlons and he was leading the greatest military force in the...
Chinese New Year is in full swing and we're in Gubei Water Town for a day of festivities! From Chinese traditional folk art sugar sculptures and paintings, to praying to the god of wealth in order to strike it rich, CGTN's Tianran He takes you to Gubei Water Town and s...
The writing of Chinese history was performed by literati trying to impress other literati and the people in charge so that historical accuracy (especially in terms of military activities - in contrast to the war, battle and campaign obsessed Europeans) was only a subordinate goal. History is ...
One of the oldest features of military life is the armed camp. Armies on the move must prepare positions to spend the night, take shelter from the elements, or train. In antiquity—and even today—armies typically have exacting procedures for setting temporary quarters. romanarmy.eu Newly...
commercial relations made it possible for Ptolemy to indicate on his map the outlines of Britain and the island of Ierne (Ireland), Agisymba (in Africa, south of Lake Chad), and the island of Taprobane (Ceylon), as well as the tribes of the Seres and Sinae (Chinese) in the East. ...
The vicious and undetected forces trapped Hasdrubal in Metaurus. Instead of the expected military troops, Hannibal received Hasdrubal’s head thrown by the Romans into his camp. 5. Third Servile War (73 BC–71 BC) Battle Between:Roman Republic and an army of escaped slaves ...
M51***91 Original Text The city wall is free and magnificent. Under the city wall, the Song army who once assembled the battle of the Gaochun River, Geng Yuwen was also defeated by Zhu Yu, which made people think infinite. Show More ...
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