At the end of the 1930s, the nation saw in Śmigły-Rydz a savior who would lead the homeland to victory with Germany. But the Commander-in-Chief did not cope with the role. He fled the country while the soldiers were still fighting. He also turned out to be a wimp privately - he spent his life under
Were the gladiators a slave? Yes, No, maybe, more or less? The answer to this question lies not only in Roman law but also in the Roman concept of slave and its legal framework. To give us a first draft of the answer is Pliny the Elder in his Historia Naturalis , in which, among other things,
On January 7 - according to the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar - Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas. The liturgy of St. Basil the Great, there are decorated Christmas trees in the houses. This custom appeared in Russia only 200 years ago. And it all started with
The 54-year-old reign of Pharaoh Thutmosis III it began under the regency of Hatshepsut , his aunt and stepmother, remembered as the first female pharaoh in history; the only daughter of Thutmosis I and his Great Royal Wife, she was trained by him to reign. In the inscriptions Hatshepsut is n