At the Battle of Marathon, Athens’ underdog victory stunned Persia. The surprise defeat of the mighty Persian Empire in 490 B.C. began the Golden Age of Athens and the Greco-Persian wars. A well-armed Greek hoplite (right) slays a Persian soldier in a detail from a 5th-century B.C. ceramic. Who foughtRead More →
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (September 1759) was fought because the French and the British were engaged in a war for supremacy in Europe…. What is the Plains of Abraham today? The Plains of Abraham (French: Plaines d’Abraham) is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in QuebecRead More →
King Henry V of England led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. … The Battle of Agincourt is one of England’s most celebrated victories and was one of the most important English triumphs in the Hundred Years’ War, along with the Battle of Crécy (1346) and BattleRead More →
Some Muslims assert that they were more than 200,000 in number: it is believed that 124,000 witnessed the Farewell Sermon Muhammad delivered after making Farewell Pilgrimage to Mecca. Who are 10 Sahaba? 10 Jannati Sahaba Names (Ashra Mubashra) Abu Bakar (R.A) Umar Farooq (R.A) Uthman (R.A) Ali (R.A) Talha (R.A)Read More →
As Alita: Battle Angel explained, through its protagonist’s love of the future sport Motorball, once an athlete attains the rank of Final Champion, they get to go straight up to Zalem as a reward. Raising her sword to the air, with Nova seeing this for himself, Alita is now readyRead More →
The victory in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 , which was part of the Ottoman- Venetian War, is of great significance for history, effectively ending Ottoman expansion. The Ottoman navy managed to quickly regain their forces in order to continue their quest, but a treaty on the 7th ofRead More →
Borodino battle or the battle on Moscow river as the French call it took place near Borodino village on August 26 (September 7), 1812. The commander of Russian army was M. I. Kutuzov and of the French one – Napoleon Bonaparte. Why was the Battle of Borodino fought? The BattleRead More →
Basim Razzo, 61, who cannot walk because of his injuries, has been made a “voluntary offer” of nearly €1m by the Dutch government, whose F16 jets were responsible for the attack near the city of Mosul five years ago. Where was Mosul filmed? Production. The film was inspired by LukeRead More →
And in season finale she briefly dies but is revived with true loves kiss from Henry. In season 7 Emma is briefly shown. Does Emma Swan return in season 7? The beloved actress kept her word to Once Upon a Time’s passionate fans, when she came back earlier this season.Read More →
Dardanelles, formerly Hellespont, Turkish Çanakkale Boğazı, narrow strait in northwestern Turkey, 38 miles (61 km) long and 0.75 to 4 miles (1.2 to 6.5 km) wide, linking the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara. Why was the Dardanelles so important? The Dardanelles have always been of great strategic importanceRead More →