We are all familiar with the expression «you are older than Methuselah » to express that a person is very old or, rather, has many years. The comparison with Methuselah is due to the fact that he is the oldest person mentioned in the Old Testament (he died at the age of 969 years) and for you to hav
In 555 AD Byzantine and Sassanid empires fought again on the occasion of the occupation of Laziki in the Black Sea. After a series of battles a powerful Persian army under the general Nahoragan besieged the small Byzantine forces in the city of Fasi, known from the Descent of the Myria. The Persi
Robert the Strong (820-866), Count of Anjou and Blois and Marquis of Neustria, is considered the ancestor of the Capetians. Established in the Pays de la Loire and Vieille France, he distinguished himself by defending these regions against Norman incursions and carved out a reputation that would be
Can you imagine modern society without Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, mobile phones, video games or social networks? If you can do it, you will wonder how to satisfy leisure. In Ancient Rome, entertainment had to do with wooden games, such as checkers, chess, backgammon, tic-tac-toe, marbles... Do you k