17 Sep 2021 A Centenary Of Modern Naval History 1616 to 1716 By Aaronne Colagrossi History & Tradition 0 History is composed not only of facts, but also of dates and if one needs to pinpoint a chronological beginning to what is considered modern naval history, historians and naval experts all agree on 1616. It was precisely in 1616 that the Portuguese... Read More
13 Sep 2021 Sociae Mimae: Ancient Roman Actresses Doing It For Themselves By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 When Thespis, a Greek performer, stepped on the stage in 534 BC and became the first known man to speak words as a character in a play or a narrative, he broke the tradition where ancient Greek legends were only expressed in songs, dances and... Read More
10 Sep 2021 The Temple Of Diana And The Witch Of Évora By Elyn and Gary History & Tradition 0 In the World Heritage Site of Évora, the capital of Portugal's south-central Alentejo region, one of the best-preserved Roman temples in the Iberian Peninsula dominates the centre of a large plaza at the high point of the hilly city. Surrounded by... Read More
01 Sep 2021 Crossing The Caucasian: The Mongol Invasion Venturing Into The Land Of The Rus By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 In 1221, to avoid being captured by the invading Mongols, Rashid, the Shah of Shirvan, abandoned his capital Shemakha, where the Genghis Khan’s generals Subotai and Jebe had ordered a siege tower to be built from corpses. Rashid fled to the... Read More
27 Aug 2021 The Great Mongolian Raid Of Georgia And The Siege Tower Of Corpses By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 By late 1220, after being relentlessly pursued for months by Genghis Khan’s generals Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad II of Khwarazm, wearing a torn shirt, died exhausted, poor, and from pleurisy. With the death of the Shah, Genghis Khan had received... Read More