When we hear about the Crusades, our imagination conjures knights in shining armor, sieges of castles, and battles for Jerusalem. But behind this grand epic lies a much darker chapter—the Peasants' Crusade of 1096. This is a story not of glory but of blind faith, despair, and the thousands of lives consumed by chaos.

The "Black Death" of the 14th century was not just a pandemic, but a turning point in human history. Sweeping through like a fiery whirlwind from the Mongolian steppes to European capitals, the plague claimed 60 million lives, but its true legacy was the collapse of feudalism, a crisis for the church, and the birth of a new world. Why did the marmot hunters in the Gobi become unwitting culprits of the disaster? How did ships carrying corpses turn the Mediterranean into a grav

In a world where lawlessness and injustice guarded order, where the aristocracy basked in luxury while the common people drowned in...

Imagine an army so devoted that its soldiers lived and fought only for one ruler. These were the Janissaries—the elite warriors of the...

There is a pass somewhere in the mountains, at the world's edge. It guards the way to Greece. But one day, out of the mist, out of the...

In 12 years of Alexander the Great's reign, the small kingdom of Macedonia transformed into a vast empire, connecting different parts...

The conquest of Persepolis marked the final triumph of the Greco-Macedonian army over the Achaemenid Empire, but Alexander's campaign...

The Second Crusade (1147–1149) began with grand promises but ended in a resounding failure...

The story of Darius III, the last king of the Persian Empire, is one of struggle and tragedy. From his unexpected rise to the throne...

On October 1, 331 BC, a decisive battle took place between the armies of Alexander the Great and the Persian king Darius III...

The Battle of Issus took place in November 333 BCE between the forces of Alexander the Great and the army of Darius III...

In the spring of 334 BCE, Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont with his army into Asia Minor to conquer the Persian Empire...

Alexander the Great was a great military leader of antiquity who managed to bring under control most of Asia in a short period, reaching...

The Vikings have a firmly established bad reputation. It is believed that these northern barbarians, wielding rusty axes and clubs...

From an early age, we've been taught the stereotype that Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake for his scientific beliefs...

People know that the Crusades are numbered: the First, Second, Third, etc. ..

The Mamluks established one of the most powerful Islamic states of the Middle Ages.

Courtesans or women of the demi-monde, though today they might be referred to by much cruder terms...

Women of the Roman Empire had a difficult life, primarily because society was patriarchal, and women didn't have the same rights as men.

Discover the history of the Knights Hospitaller, from their medieval military role to their lasting influence as the Order of Malta.