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The Ostrogothic Rule in Italy and Their Destruction

Breakup of the Hunnic Empire On the breakup of the Hunnic Empire (after Nedao, 454), the Ostrogoths settled in Pannonia (their first settlement inside the...

Vietnamese independence and its Defense Against China: 1009–1527 C.E.

These five centuries mark the first vibrant era of Vietnamese independence. They include rule by three major dynasties, wars with China, and three gruesome...

The History of Vietnam: Origins to 1009 C.E. – Thousand Years of Chinese Occupation

Vietnam's history is intimately tied, for better or for worse, to its long relationship with China. The impact of Chinese cultural and political forms...

The house of Plantagenet: The Story of Henry II and Richard I (Coeur de Lion)

Henry II Master of a hybrid “empire” (England, Normandy, Anjou, Maine and Touraine by inheritance; Poitou, Aquitaine and Gascony by marriage with Eleanor of Aquitaine...

The Early History of Scandinavia – Origins, Vikings and More…

Origins References in Pytheas, Pomponius Mela, Pliny the Elder, Tacitus, Ptolemy, Procopius, Jordanes. Archaeological remains indicate Roman connections in the 3rd century after Christ, but...

Rise of Christianity and The Early Church

The Rise of Christianity Christianity emerged in the cities of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. The earliest Christians, because they refused to honor...

The First Crusade part IV: From Antioch to Jerusalem

Marching south into Syria On January 13, 1099, Raymond, barefoot and in the attire of a pilgrim, led the army south into Syria. What the...

The First Crusade part III: From Constantinople to Antioch

The City of Nicaea The crusade’s first objective was the city of Nicaea. The capital of the Turkish sultanate, Nicaea was an important strategic location...

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