Greco-Persian Wars: Why did the Persian kings wage war against the Greeks?
The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, is often described by historians as an empire that served as a model for many of the land-based empires in world...
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Eduard Bloch: Hitler’s family doctor and perhaps the only Jew the German dictator held in high regard
For many decades, historians have pondered how and why Adolf Hitler, the German dictator responsible for the deaths of many millions of Jews during World War II, adored Eduard Bloch,...
Jean-François Champollion – the French orientalist who famously deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs
Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832) was a French scholar, linguist, and Egyptologist who is renowned for his decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. He is considered the founding father of Egyptology and is...
What was the First Mithridatic War (89-85 BC)?
The First Mithridatic War was a conflict that took place between 89 and 85 BC between the Kingdom of Pontus, ruled by King Mithridates VI, and the Roman Republic. It...
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: When Fascist Italy Invaded the East African Nation of Ethiopia
Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Fast Facts Also known as: The Second Italo-Abyssinian War or the Italian Invasion or the Ethiopian War Date: October 1935 – February 1937 Result of the war:...