The Achaean Commonwealth developed into a great power in Greece from the 3rd century BC. Its army, under good command, proved relatively adequate in intra-Hellenic conflicts, but was unable to withstand the mighty Roman war machine. The army of the Achaean Commonwealth initially consisted of divisio
The main activity carried out by the Asturian-Leonese kingdom, during the 8th to 10th centuries, was the colonization of the spaces located between the Cantabrian mountain range and the Duero river. This territory, which comprised some seventy thousand square kilometres, included the center and sout
An issue that has occupied the various scholars of the eponymous battle of Marathon for centuries concerns the presence and action of the Persian cavalry in the battle of Marathon. Much has been said about this particular subject, from the fact that the Persians did not even have cavalry, until the
Although the Revolution of 1821 had broken out in the Morea, hesitancy prevailed in the Eastern Continent. This was mainly due to the local chieftain Mitsos Kontogiannis who, despite the pressures from Diakos, Diovouniotis and Panourgias, considered the rebellion of the Greeks against the Turkish dy