On March 15, 44 BCE, a group of senators, led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, assassinated Julius Caesar as he entered the Senate House (Curia) near the Roman Forum. Caesar sustained 23 dagger wounds as the conspirators encircled him to ensure his death.
In 1827 the Greek revolution was blowing the whistle. The blunders of the leadership had allowed Ibrahim to settle in the Peloponnese. Messolonghi had fallen and the Egyptian troops were leveling Moria. At the same time, Kioutachis was burning Roumeli. Few places were still held by the Greek revolut
The Civil War has been the central episode of contemporary history. Misunderstandings and confrontations latent for decades led to it, and historical events that have developed since then have derived from it, including our most immediate present. It should not be understood, however, as some histor
During the Civil War there were numerous border skirmishes between the Hellenic Army (HE) and Albanian, Bulgarian and Yugoslav forces. One of the most important incidents took place in the area of Koutsoubey Pella, in border Greece – Yugoslavia. This particular episode developed into a rea
Charlotte Corday (1768-1793) is a French aristocrat known for having assassinated the revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat. “I killed a man to save a hundred thousand.” she will say. By this very symbolic act, accomplished by herself and in the name of the principles of 1789, she became the most famous wom