Athenian ostracism was a political device used to exile or banish from the city-state any citizen who posed some kind of threat to the democratic order. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWhen studying the history of Greek civilization, it is always necessary to pay extra attention so as not to confuse the po
Murat , King of Naples, had orders from Napoleon to hold off the Army of Bohemia , for which he fell back to a favorable position, a smooth plateau that stretched between the towns of Liebertwolkwitz, Gueldengossa and Wachau, crowned by a hill (Galgenberg) from which the French artillery dominated t
Theophilos Korydalleus was a great figure in the period of dark slavery and a great Aristotelian philosopher. He was born in Athens around 1563. His name was Theophilos Skordalos. He was named Korydalleus, after the homonymous peak of Mount Aegaleos. He was educated in Rome and then studied medic
The period of the Democratic Sexenio was one of the brief stages in which, during the 19th century, the progressive forces dominated the Spanish political scene. The product of these governments was the elaboration of two constitutions considered progressive:that of 1869, which introduced a parliame