Who has not enjoyed the stories of the mythical King Arthur and his noble knights? The sword Excalibur in the stone that only the king of England could remove, the magic of Merlin, the Round Table of the castle of Camelot where Arthur and his knights narrated their exploits saving maidens or fightin
Each of you has made a vow of poverty, renouncing personal property, but as a religious community you want to have everything, thundered Bishop of Acre Jacques de Vitry, outraged by the lack of moderation in the conquest of the earthly goods by the Poor Knights of Christ. Indeed, the fortune raised
In 1480, Mohammed II the Conqueror seemed to be absolute ruler in the Eastern Mediterranean after his victory over the Venetians. At that time, the Order of the Knights of Agios Ioannis was based in the Dodecanese. The knights had conquered the Dodecanese creating a small naval state that always con
The reconstruction of the Greek Army after the liberation had not proceeded smoothly. The reason was basically the immediate need to deal with the DSE rebellion, but also the presence of foreign military missions – initially British and later American – which were not limited to the tasks of providi