Ancient-Medieval
Published: July 31, 2006 at 2:54 pm
They set out to rescue the Holy Land from the Muslims. Instead, they appeared at the walls of the greatest city in Christendom.By Richard McCaffery Robinson
Published: July 31, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Rome's legions were sorely challenged by rebellious slaves and gladiators led up and down the Italian boot by Spartacus -- a most determined Thracian.By Kenneth P. Czech
Published: July 31, 2006 at 2:37 pm
After rising up against their Roman overlords, the Zealots of Judea fortified their towns into immovable objects -- to face the irresistible force of Vespasian's legions.By Richard L. Mattis
Published: July 31, 2006 at 2:31 pm
The sea at the mouth of the strait was filled with ships both large and small, vying with one another for room to fight. Flaming missiles shot between them, filling the sky with thick black smoke. Smaller vessels taunted the …
Published: July 31, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Thirty-three hundred years ago, below the sun-drenched walls of Kadesh, the Egyptian and Hittite empires fought for control of the land now known as Syria in the first battle about which modern man has detailed contemporary accounts.
For the first …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:18 pm
On May 14, 1264, King Henry III confronted Simon de Montfort and his noblemen, but it was the impetuous Prince Edward who decided the outcome of the battle.
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Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Pax Romana was the rule against nations, but even the empire could not control vandals, rogues, and rebels.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:17 pm
The armies of two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, collided at Towton on March 29, 1461. The outcome would determine which one would rule England.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:17 pm
In the 5th century bc, the Persian empire fought the city-states of Greece in one of the most profoundly symbolic struggles in history. Their wars would determine the viability of a new direction in Western culture, for even as Greece …
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Rival Italian political factions and families collided in the 13th century at Montaperti, the 'hill of death.'
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
Poles still celebrate April 9 as the day they repulsed an Asiatic invasion of Europe in 1241. Their Mongol enemies saw things differently--at Liegnitz, they won their third victory in a row over a European army, all with a diversionary force of 20,000 warriors.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:15 pm
King Darius III had cut off the Macedonian upstart who had dared invade his mighty empire-but then Alexander moved to slash his way out of the trap.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Strong in religious fervor but weak in leadership and discipline, the First Crusade got off to a wretched start.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
England's warrior-king Edward I won victories against such renowned foes as Baybars, Llewellyn and Wallace.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:13 pm
When King Edward I invaded Wales in 1277, he embarked on the first of three remarkable campaigns that would put his strategic concepts and those of his Welsh opponents to the test.
Published: June 12, 2006 at 8:12 pm
As a final, unnerving touch at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, a howling host swept over the rim of the hill and careened down the steep slope -- not soldiers, but rather camp followers.
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