The year is 1637. Central Europe is in the midst of the Thirty Years War, the bloodiest conflict the continent has seen in a long time. The Netherlands is not far from the action. Reason enough to be afraid, one would think. But anyone who thinks that doesnt know the Dutch very well! In the midst of
Greece has always produced, among other things, warriors. Already from Mycenaean times, Greek mercenaries fought in the service of foreign states and kings. Among the best known were the Myrians, or the famous Spartan Carthaginian general Xanthippos. Another very little to little known was Alexon
On April 25, 1890, US President Benjamin Harrison announced the choice of Chicago as the site of the Universal Exposition , also called Worlds Columbian Exposition . Although the central theme of the exhibition was the fourth centenary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the so-called New Worl
Nostalgic expression born after the shock of the First World War, the Belle Époque refers to the carefree years that lead French society from 1890 to 1914, described as a golden age. Despite some upheavals, the Third Republic ended up imposing itself in France and unifying the nation around a common