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.

Medieval History

The Rise and Fall of the Abbasid Dynasty

Alcibiades - September 10, 2017 0

The Abbasids defeated the Umayyads to claim the caliphate and leadership of the Muslim world in 750. The Abbasids based their legitimacy as rulers...

Medieval History

Eleanor of Aquitaine – The Most Powerful Woman From Feudal Europe

Alcibiades - September 10, 2017 1

Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 to William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitou, and Aenor, daughter of the viscountess of Châtellerault....

Medieval History

The Story of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg – A True Enemy to the Sultan

Alcibiades - September 5, 2017 1

Early life of Gjergj Kastrioti Gjergj Kastrioti, the younger son of Gjon Kastrioti, was born, as it is surmised, about the year 1405. Still as a...

Modern History

Napoleon I Bonaparte and His Rise to Power – From Nothing to Emperor

Alcibiades - September 5, 2017 0

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military commanders in history, changing the map of Europe and developing new...

Modern History

Napoleon I Bonaparte – From Emperor to Exile

Alcibiades - September 5, 2017 0

CONQUEST OF EUROPE Bonaparte returned to Italy, which had been taken back by the Austrians while he had been preoccupied in Egypt. He entered Italy...

Medieval History

Norman Kings of England: William II, Henry I

Alcibiades - August 8, 2017 0

William Rufus or William the Red William II (Rufus), a passionate, greedy ruffian, second son of the Conqueror, designated by his father on his deathbed (Robert, the...

Medieval History

The Capetian Kings of France: Hugh Capet, Robert II The Pius and Henry I of France

Alcibiades - August 8, 2017 0

HUGH CAPET Hugh(called Capet, for the cloak he wore as abbot of St. Martin de Tours). At Hugh's accession, the kingship was at its nadir;...

Ancient History

Caracalla, Edict of Constitutio Antoniniana – Giving Freedom in the Roman Empire

Alcibiades - August 8, 2017 0

The Roman emperor Caracalla (or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) issued the Edict of Caracalla, also known as the Constitutio Antoniniana or Edict of Antoninus, in...

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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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