5 Heroic Last Stands – Do You Know Them All?
Looking throughout history, before the end of the Medieval era, we can find five great last stands with ease. The heroism and self-sacrifice of the…
“The Battle That Saved The Civilization” – Szigetvár, 1566
The end of summer in the 16th century for Hungary was marked by one of the bloodiest sieges of their history. The Habsburg Monarchy suffered a…
Battle of Nicopolis – The Failed Crusade Against The Ottomans
Twenty-five years after the slaughter at Chernomen in 1371, an epic battle took place. The army of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid the Thunderbolt routed the…
Not a Battle But a Slaughter Secured The Ottoman Expansion On the Balkan Peninsula
It was in the beginning of a cold Autumn. The year was 1371. Near the village of Chernomen, two despots led their army against the…
Battle of Milvian Bridge and Rise of Christianity
On the morning of the 28th of October, 312, a decisive battle between the future Roman emperor Constantine and Maxentius took place near the Milvian…
The Disastrous Roman Campaign of Carrhae
In the middle of summer, 53 BCE the Roman Triumvir Crassus was severely defeated in his campaign into the lands of the Parthian Empire. His…
The Rise of The Tokugawa Shogunate – The Beginning Of A Remarkable Period Of Japanese Peace and Prosperity
On October 21st, in the year 1600, the battle whose outcome would establish the hegemony of the Tokugawa Shogunate for the next 268 years was…
Candia – 21 Years Under Siege Before Finally Surrendering
During the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, the city of Candia, today Heraklion on Crete, was besieged for 21 long years. The siege of Candia, regarded as one…
Battle of Lepanto – The Naval Battle that Saved Europe From The Ottoman Empire
The Siege of Venetian Famagusta, which lasted over a year and ended in Ottoman victory, was a critical loss for the Christian world. The merciless…
This Was The Beginning Of The End Of The Western Roman Empire
During the Gothic War (376–382), a significant clash between the armies of the Eastern Roman Empire and an allied rebellion of Goths, Alans, and other…
The Iberian Wars between Rome and Persia
At the beginning of the 6th century, the Roman and Persian Empires were in the midst of a major conflict. The Second War between Rome and…
When History Repeats – The Persian Thermopylae
As they say, history tends to repeat itself. In the winter of 330, the Battle of the Persian Gates was the last stand for Achaemenid…