The spice trade was one of the main reasons why European countries were interested in establishing colonies in Asia. Spices, such as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, were highly prized in Europe, and they were worth their weight in gold. European countries could make a lot of money by controlling the spice trade, and they saw colonies in Asia as a way to do this.
A few months after leaving Auschwitz, Josef Mengele, fleeing west, joined a motorized field hospital. The unit hid in the no-mans zone, between the allied armies. Eventually the Americans intercepted her ... but soon the Angel of Death was at liberty again. How is that possible? Somehow Mengele
We all know the feat of Thermopylae where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans of his – in addition to the 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans forgotten – they faced the innumerable army of Xerxes - innumerable because the numbers range from 100,000 to a million - but there was another similar feat that took p
General Origin of heraldry At the end of the 12th century, at the time of the Crusades, precise and until then immutable laws governed the principles which the science of the coat of arms, called “Heraldry”, must obey. It is now certain that the origin of coats of arms, in this form, dates back to
This formidable adversary did not wield sword or spear against Rome, but rather put his enormous scientific talents at the service of his fatherland to strike fear into his enemies. As has happened so many times in history, how many great advances in science and technology will not have a purely war