The Salic Law , or law of the Salian Franks, is a civil and penal code whose mythical origin goes back to the legendary Frankish king Pharamond. Written between the 6th and 7th centuries, the Salic law has been, except in certain monastic centers, forgotten. A provision of this law, excluding women
You probably remember from your history lessons some Ibrahim Ibn Jakub - a Jewish traveler from Muslim Spain, who was the first to write something about the Polish state. The curious merchant told about the customs of the Slavs, about the brave warriors of Prince Mieszko, as well as about the people
When Pius XII opened the Vatican underground to archaeologists in 1940, he was not at all sure what they would find. Doubts as to whether the tomb of the first pope - the apostle Peter - was actually located under the basilica - had been growing for centuries. What was the end of the unusual investi
After a siege that had lasted six months, the gates of Valencia were opened for the Cids army on June 15, 1094, and Rodrigo entered the city the following day. The conquest of Valencia was not only a moral blow for the Muslims of the peninsula, but also seriously endangered the Almoravid domains clo