In 533 AD Justinian assigned the general Belisarius to conquer the marauding state of the Germanic Vandals in North Africa. For this purpose, he allocated only 5,000 horsemen of which 1,500 were elite buccalarians, under Ioannis Troglitis. On June 24, 533 AD the small Byzantine army landed in No
We dont know how exactly she was Cleopatra , the last queen of Egypt, but we know that, if not exceptionally beautiful, her arts of seduction were many and complex. She was a lover of luxury, ostentation and jewelry, she was passionate about power and pleasures of the mouth; of gastronomy and oral
Lyes XV (1710-1774) was King of France from 1715 to 1774. Great-grandson of Louis XIV, he succeeded him on the throne when he was only five years old:power was then entrusted to the regent Philippe d Orleans until 1723. Well advised by Cardinal Fleury, the young monarch aroused hope and enthusiasm i
In 1921 the Greek Army had already been fighting in Asia Minor for some time. The Cavalry, although small in number, had played an important role in operations. But soon he would write new pages of glory in the Greek homelands there. In June 1921 the Cavalry Brigade (TI), after its participation