In the Iliad Homer regularly shows divisions of heavy infantry being supported by fire of light infantry. The Orientals developed small formations of heavy infantry and archers and sparabara type formations (a formation where the men in the front line carried large shields and spears and everyon
Life of Orientalism (1) Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (2) Jean-Francois Portaels Orientalism is an exclusively European phenomenon, a representation of the Orient in modern European art. This artistic movement involves the use of subjects and motifs that have drawn inspiration from literature, archite
In full negotiation for the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, commonly known as Brexit (acronym for Britain and Exit , «Great Britain» and «Exit»), and the possible consequences of this new political and, above all, economic panorama, we discover -once again- that nothing new under
For millennia, people have lived in unfree living and working conditions. To this day, slavery is widespread in all parts of the world:as child labor and forced prostitution, but also on huge plantations and in dangerous mines. Early forms of slavery A slave is a disenfranchised person who is held