Alcibiades

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Alcibiades, son of Cleinias, an Athenian, Spartan, Persian statesman, orator and general..... A huge fan of history ever since he was a child. He has a history diploma and a everlasting appetite His favorite period is The Medieval Period, especially the High Middle Ages.

Modern History

German Unification – The Danish-Prussian War of 1864

Alcibiades - September 12, 2018 0

Introduction October 7, 1858 to power in Prussia came 60-year-old prince Wilhelm I, brother of the demented King Frederick William IV. After his death on...

Modern History

Formation of a Single Italian State – The Last Wars

Alcibiades - September 12, 2018 0

The Piedmontese ruling circles tried to prevent the convening of an all-Italian Constituent Assembly and to unite through a simple territorial expansion of the...

Modern History

Expedition of the Thousand – The Mille expedition by Garibaldi

Alcibiades - September 12, 2018 0

In the summer and autumn of 1859, when Cavour's policy was at an impasse, Mazzini began to call for revolutionary action in the papal...

Modern History

Second Italian War of Independence – The Secret Deal

Alcibiades - September 12, 2018 0

Diplomatic Relations with France One of the tasks of Napoleon III's foreign policy was the ousting of Austria from Italy and the affirmation of the...

Modern History

The Revolution of 1848-1849 in Italy – First Independence War

Alcibiades - September 5, 2018 0

Situation In the 30s-50s of the XIX century, Italy was economically backward and politically fragmented, burdened with many feudal survivals by an agrarian country. Its...

Modern History

First Opium War (1839-1842)

Alcibiades - September 5, 2018 0

Background We have an in depth article about the background of this war and how the whole situation started. Follow this link: https://staging.about-history.com/?p=4876&preview=true The immediate cause...

Modern History

Reasons for the Opium Wars – The War for Drugs

Alcibiades - September 5, 2018 0

Background on Trade From the very beginning of the commercial relations between Britain and China, the trade balance had a noticeable bias in favor of...

Modern History

Second Opium War (1856 – 1860)

Alcibiades - September 5, 2018 0

The second opium war was a war between Britain and France and the Qing Empire, which lasted from 1856 to 1860. In the journalism...

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Medieval History

England’s Top 7 Castles Worth Checking Out

Alcibiades - October 12, 2020 0

England brings a very beautiful image when brought back to the medieval period. It offers such a vast and detailed history that it's amazing...

Medieval History

6 Amazing Facts About The Dreadful Huns

Alcibiades - October 12, 2020 0

Looking back into history, in the period where Hun's were dominating across Eastern Europe. There was a lot of terror caused, the raiding, pillaging...

Medieval History

The Barbaric Huns and Their Extreme Beauty Standards

Alcibiades - October 11, 2020 0

What is considered beautiful? Throughout the world and each time period offers different standards of beauty, each culture has it's own image of beauty...

Medieval History

How Syphilitic “Zombies” Wandered During The Renaissance In Europe

Alcibiades - October 10, 2020 0

Syphilis is a very serious disease. The origins of this disease it’s still unknown, but currently there are two theories, which can potentially tell...

Medieval History

The Unthinkable Horror Of Becoming a Prisoner in the Middle Ages

Alcibiades - October 10, 2020 0

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if you became a prisoner in the middle ages? There are limited possibilities here and the...

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