In the seaside town of Hartlepool , in north-east England, there is a legend from two centuries ago about a monkey that was hanged by the towns fishermen as they believed him to be a French spy. At the beginning of the 19th century, during the Napoleonic Wars , the English coastal towns watched thei
Todays Germany would be hard to imagine without them, and neither would it be Austria or Switzerland:the guest workers from southern Europe. We can still find traces of them everywhere today. Whether its the kebab shop around the corner, the Jugo pub that I love so much, the Greek restaurant or the
Nikiphoros Phokas, in order to face the Bulgarian threat on the northern borders of the Byzantine Empire, called the Russian ruler Sviatoslav for help. He accepted with enthusiasm and invaded Bulgaria in AD 968 The Bulgarian Tsar Peter then accepted the terms of the Byzantines and capitulated. Bu
After the death of Michael Palaiologos and the restoration to the throne of his son, Andronikos II, the empire now entered the final course towards its end. Andronikos had nothing to do with military matters and did not give due importance to the army. However, until around 1300 the Byzantine Army,